This isn't resurrecting a dead service nor is it about that. This is archiving it and making the previously public data stay public.
Why would someone do that?
Well, a lot of people have poured their hearts out and made content that lives on Posterous. They might miss the "sunsetting" (asshole term) of the service and lose their content.
Think of all the dead links that'll be around after the service have died. Wouldn't you be able to read something great that was linked from HN a year ago? From the Wayback Machine or similar?
There's plenty of reasons to archive the web and the content that goes up (and down).
Why would someone do that?
Well, a lot of people have poured their hearts out and made content that lives on Posterous. They might miss the "sunsetting" (asshole term) of the service and lose their content.
Think of all the dead links that'll be around after the service have died. Wouldn't you be able to read something great that was linked from HN a year ago? From the Wayback Machine or similar?
There's plenty of reasons to archive the web and the content that goes up (and down).