It’s as simple of finding out how to download a local copy of any media or software you want to store for safekeeping, ideally with backups on a separate drive/machine.
Some good places to start would be linux ISOs and Wikipedia (both are freely distributed and quite useful im times of need), but obviously for any media secured by a paywall or not meant for us to “own”, you’ll have to find your own path. Probably would be worth checking the piracy lemmy comm.
Personally, I archive everything. I stream nothing.
Wikipedia is a good shout. What Linux isos are worth hoarding? I tend to prefer rolling release distros and their isos are usually useful for system rescue, but normally rely on having an internet connection to actually do the install so probably wouldn’t be much use in an outage.
Archive everything you can. Best time for a personal database was yesterday, second best time is now.
What sort of stuff do you archive and how do you do it?
Start with something like Kiwix. You can use that to download ALL of wikipedia. You can keep that on a thumb drive.
After that, start thinking hard about what you might want to access.
I like GOG for gaming, because I can download the DRM-free installer without the need for the internet later.
Whatever eBook library you “own” right now? Download it.
Do you still have a bunch of DVDs? Preserve them.
Any CDs sitting around? Rip those tracks.
It’s as simple of finding out how to download a local copy of any media or software you want to store for safekeeping, ideally with backups on a separate drive/machine.
Some good places to start would be linux ISOs and Wikipedia (both are freely distributed and quite useful im times of need), but obviously for any media secured by a paywall or not meant for us to “own”, you’ll have to find your own path. Probably would be worth checking the piracy lemmy comm.
Personally, I archive everything. I stream nothing.
Wikipedia is a good shout. What Linux isos are worth hoarding? I tend to prefer rolling release distros and their isos are usually useful for system rescue, but normally rely on having an internet connection to actually do the install so probably wouldn’t be much use in an outage.