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Program 02
Eternal Archives
Preserve the history of digital worlds.
Developing program. No copyrighted game binaries are distributed here.
Purpose
An archival program for authorized materials, historical context, and records that explain how online worlds were built and experienced.
Intended activities
- Authorized game-file preservation
- Historical versions, manuals and technical records
- Maps, screenshots and historical media
- Development history and community timelines
- Interviews and preservation metadata
Community benefit
Discoverable historical records, even when the underlying software cannot be distributed.
Who it is for
Archivists, historians, developers, players and rights holders.
Scope and responsibilities
Records may be metadata-only. Restricted software, private source code and personal records require appropriate authorization before publication.
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