<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Portable source files and independent identifiers... > Portable source files and independent identifiers protect the author's future. A book, article, or quotation should be able to migrate into new tools and renderings without losing its origin or becoming trapped inside the interface that first displayed it. **Source:** [[livestreams/From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing - Workbook|From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Portable source files and independent identifiers protect the author's future. A book, article, or quotation should be able to migrate into new tools and renderings without losing its origin or becoming trapped inside the interface that first displayed it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-portable-source-files-interface-first-displayed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->