Interesting blog post about future proofing data

I came across a post on Lifehacker that asks readers how they go about future proofing data on their computers (or whether they wory about it at all). Some of the responses are very interesting. One commentor asks the question, “what about timeless extensions like .txt which has lasted since 95?” It’s amazing that someone considers 13 years timeless. Most of the commentors suggest that data is best maintained through periodic and continual conversion to updated formats

The physorg.com article from which much of the post is sourced, notes that the answer may lie in the use of non-proprietary formats. It also states that several countries have mandated the use of non-proprietary file formats for all governmental use.