- From: Kirk Bowe <cb157@city.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 11:08:14 +0000 (GMT)
- To: Arthur Secret <secret@www5.cern.ch>
- Cc: Multiple recipients of list <www-vlib@www10.w3.org>
> > Arthur, > > > > I want to commend you on the excellent job you have done maintaining > > the virtual library. You were very wise to leave the maintenance to > > each of the volunteers - there is far too much available on the web > > for any one person to track properly. > > > > I'm writing you because I have been impressed by the vlib, and would > > like your permission to make your work even more widely available. > > In the same way that mirroring both offloads an ftp site and makes > > its resources more widely available, I would like to essentially > > mirror your subject directory. > > > > Although many people are using your site as a source for robots, > > I believe that a "moderated" index has more value, and I would rather > > work with you to more widely distribute the virtual library that you > > have created. Naturally, credit for maintenance and ongoing updates > > will be given, but I would like your permission to copy and publish > > your data. Although the published work will be sold for a fee, I > > can arrange to make the contents license free - that is to not restrict > > any purchaser from making your index even more widely available - if > > you prefer. > > > > Please write back with your permission - I think the orderly growth > > of the web depends on it. > > > > Thank you, > > Eric Baller > > baller@spheric.com > > ------- end ------- Who is this guy, and what exactly does he want to publish/how? If he is a publisher, it sounds like it could be quite interesting. Regards Kirk Bowe Home Pages
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