A few days ago, the ERT made publicly available a small part of its audiovisual archive: http:\/\/www.ert-archives.gr<\/a>
\nAlthough this move is considered an important first step towards the public availability of a unique collection, the administrative (?) decision to stream the material over a proprietary, commercial product made open\/free, participatory\/p2p and commons-oriented communities to protest.<\/p>\n

We must never forget that ERT is sustained by a form of obligatory taxation were greek residents have been contributing to the accumulation of this cultural wealth.<\/p>\n

We all wonder, who is behind all these? Who’s decision was to design such a platform?<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is how it is done:<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.ert-archives.gr\/wpasV2\/public\/index.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

DIGITIZATION OF ARCHIVES
\nMinister of State and Government Spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos, Minister of Economy and Finance George Alogoskoufis, and Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) [>><\/a>]
\nPresident Christos Panagopoulos, presented a pilot project on December 10 for the documentation and digitalization of ERT’s historic audio-visual
\narchives. [>><\/a>]
\nThe implementation of this project was carried through the operational programme Information Society *,* of the Special Secretariat of Digital Planning of the Economy and Finance Ministry.<\/p>\n

(in Greek); See also: Secretariat General of Information<\/a> Website [>><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Links<\/h2>\n

cosmix.org<\/a><\/p>\n

vrypan.net<\/a><\/p>\n

p2pfoundation<\/a><\/p>\n

ktogias blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Excerpt, in Greek, from (ktogias blog):<\/p>\n

<\/cite>\u0397 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a1\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03a4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 (\u0395\u03a1\u03a4) \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03af\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5 \u00ab\u0391\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03be\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03a1\u03a4 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u00bb \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03c5\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc \u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf http:\/\/www.ert-archives.gr<\/a> \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ad\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03ae \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c8\u03b7\u03c6\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae 750 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03ba\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03ad\u03c2 \/ \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03a1\u03a4. \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bf\u03bd, \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af 5000 \u03c7\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c3\u03c5\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u0395\u03ba\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. \u03a3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5, \u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03c1\u03ac\u03c6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5 [>><\/a>] \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03be\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2.<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 [>><\/a>] \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 [>><\/a>] \u03c4\u03bf \u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae Windows Media, \u03b5\u03bd\u03ce \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 Windows \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 MacOS. \u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03ce\u03c2: “\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 Linux\/Unix<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

As of today, on the ERT’s website it<\/a> is mentioned that instructions for supporting other platforms (i.e. linux) are to be announced.<\/p>\n

“\u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 Microsoft Windows \u03ae Apple MacOSX. \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac\u03b9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03cc\u03bd \u03c1\u03c5\u03b8\u03bc\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. \u03a3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 Linux \u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03be\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ac\u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few days ago, the ERT made publicly available a small part of its audiovisual archive: http:\/\/www.ert-archives.gr Although this move is considered an important first step towards the public availability of a unique collection, the administrative (?) decision to stream the material over a proprietary, commercial product made open\/free, participatory\/p2p and commons-oriented communities to protest. We must never forget that ERT is sustained by a form of obligatory taxation were greek residents have been contributing to the accumulation of this cultural wealth. We all wonder, who is behind all these? Who’s decision was to design such a platform? Here is how it is done: http:\/\/www.ert-archives.gr\/wpasV2\/public\/index.aspx DIGITIZATION OF ARCHIVES Minister of State and Government Spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos, Minister of Economy and Finance George Alogoskoufis, and Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) [>>] President Christos Panagopoulos, presented a pilot project on December 10 for the documentation and digitalization of ERT’s historic audio-visual archives. [>>] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[288,204,205,206,212,213,214,215,216,217,208,209,207,210,211],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-audiovisual-archive","tag-ert","tag-free-access","tag-free-software","tag-linux","tag-ogg","tag-proprietary-formats","tag-theora","tag-windows-media","tag-wma","tag-208","tag-209","tag-207","tag-210","tag-211"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t