Hi Jay. I just emailed Greg about manufacturing DVDs. I'll let you all know what his response is. Anyone can subscribe to this list by following the link at the bottom of each message: http://lists.pglaf.org/mailman/listinfo/dvdvol 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@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
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