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Where should I put diskette images? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've started dumping those floppies I recovered the other day that have content in them. Where do you suggest I upload the images?

I was thinking of sticking them on my Github and just writing a script to list the content of each image in the README.md, and then those who want to make sense of what it is can have at it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The problem is, I have no idea what's on most of them. The content needs to be reviewed otherwise it'll just disappear as unlabeled disk image with unknown content in the bowels of the internet archive.

Also, I really should make a pass on them because some of them have licensed software and serials...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also, I really should make a pass on them because some of them have licensed software and serials…

I doubt anyone cares about copyright for software that old?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some of the companies are still around and the serial is probably registered to my company's name. The last thing I want is them finding the serial on the internet archive and calling my boss, even if the software is ancient.

My plan is to ask my boss whether he's okay for me to upload all the anonymous stuff - driver and such - and to let me contact the companies in question to ask them permission to upload their old stuff with the serial. I don't expect my boss refuse the former (he's cool) and probably not the latter either. As for the individual software vendors, worst case, they refuse and I'll simply post the software without the serial.

I want to do everything cleanly and above the radar. A bunch of old DOS programs aren't worth getting in trouble for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

And just for follow up, I talked to my boss and it's okay with it.