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Scene.org (also known as
The International Scene Organization) is a
non-profit organization, providing the currently largest
demoscene file repository. It was founded in
1996 by
Jaakko "Mellow-D" Manninen, though originally it existed as
ftp.fm.org, an FTP-server for releases from the group
Five Musicians. In
1997, it re-opened as
Scene.org. After the
Hornet Archive closed on September 22, 1998, scene.org became the only prominent demoscene-FTP available and quickly became the host of many other releases as well.
The Scene.org servers are hosted in
Rotterdam, at the local university. They measure 150-200 GB of traffic each day (as of May 2006) and host about 500 GB of demoscene-related data (as of May 2006). The main server is mirrored onto various others, residing in
Germany,
Sweden,
Japan and
Poland.
In
2003,
Scene.org established the
Scene.org Awards, the demoscene equivalent of the
Academy Oscar or the
Grammy Awards, given annually to the creators of the best demos or intros that year. The winners (obviously except for the Public's Choice category) are selected by a jury, consisting of acclaimed sceners from all around the globe. The awarding ceremony is traditionally held at the
Breakpoint demo party.
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