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Re:Alternative to Internet Archive by rvz on Saturday August 15, 2026 @07:57AM (#49309860)
> The service would need to be free; and an easy uploading process. (similar to how the archive's works.)

Nothing is ever free forever.

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Re:Alternative to Internet Archive by marginalia_nu on Saturday August 15, 2026 @08:13AM (#49309958)
IA has been free for 30 years.
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Re:Alternative to Internet Archive by rvz on Saturday August 15, 2026 @11:04AM (#49311186)
It is not free to maintain and it costs millions to run.

Someone else was paying for it so it can continue to be "free" for 30 years.

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Re:Alternative to Internet Archive by toomuchtodo on Saturday August 15, 2026 @11:53AM (#49311611)
$40M a year to operate, roughly.

https://archive.org/donate

(we must be willing to support the public goods we find value in and wish to persist if we want them to continue to persist)

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Re:Alternative to Internet Archive by earworms on Monday August 24, 2026 @09:08AM (#49419263)
all my music is free... forever.
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