[dvdvol] Re: Thoughts on new DVD

[Aaron Cannon]

Hi Jay.

I just emailed Greg about manufacturing DVDs.  I'll let you all know
what his response is.

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I am reluctant to add another disc option, not so much because I think
it's a bad idea but because it will mean making some changes to the
code of the request handling system.  I know, it was stupid of me to
hard code that into the application, but it was probably even stupider
for me to write the thing in Perl.  I thought it was a good idea at
the time.

Some day, I would like to rewrite it in PHP.

Anyway, it's not impossible, just something I'm not looking forward
to.  Nevertheless, if it's gotta' be done, then I'll do it. :)

Does anyone on this list have the facilities to burn dual layer DVDs
and have a copy of the new .iso that would be willing to send a few
copies out?  In addition to Jay, Michael Hart would like a few.

Thanks.

Aaron

On 5/5/10, Christa & Jay Toser <user5013 at aol.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I will need someone to mail me a master disc. I still have dial-up (56K),
> and it would take me until about August to get the image. [That's actually
> why I signed on to the DVD project.] I'll also need to test if my burner can
> handle a Dual Layer disc.
>
> I am all FOR having the DVD's mass produced, especially if it saves Project
> Gutenberg money in the long run. A year or so ago, I did just that (1,000
> discs), and they looked much more professional that the rubber ink stamp I
> use now.
>
> We already have one volunteer, Paul, who burns discs for some of the rest of
> us. It is a great help and speeds the process along. There is still work on
> each package though. It is hands and time, addressing, stuffing & mailing
> the envelopes and the Customs form. I wouldn't mind having my job a bit
> easier with pre-made DVD's.
>
> As to the question of mailing 2 old DVD's, 2 new DVD's, or one of each. I
> currently fall on the side of all three choices. *sigh* yes, about nine
> months ago, I asked to remove the option of one CD and one DVD. That was
> because the technology is known enough, I felt most folk across the world
> would know if their equipment could or could not handle a DVD. If yes, there
> was no reason to ask for the CD, since all books on the CD were on the DVD.
> If no, there was no reason to ask for the DVD, since they could not use it.
>
> Since none of us here are sure how world-wide compatible a Dual-Layer DVD
> is, I will have to vote for the one-of-each option, at least for the first
> couple years this is available.
>
> My address is:
> Jay Toser
> 135 Lazy Lake Drive
> Fall River, WI  53932-1002
>
> P.S. How do I get new volunteers onto this mailing list?
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