Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 19:14:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Evan Dickinson <evand AT wsunix DOT wsu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0
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On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Jason M. Daniels wrote:
[snip]
> Keeping the files in the archive (which I personally think should be 
> .tgz, not .zip, since more platforms support .tgz than .zip) in 8.3 is a 
> good idea, but I think a "directory" file should be included with full 
> LFNs, in case the user wants to browse the archive manually or 
> selectively, or wants to maintain the files. (it's a lot easier to tell 
> what a file is when it has a LFN :)

About .tgz vs .zip:

First, the InfoZIP group has zip utilities that they claim are the
"Third most portable program in the world."  (Behind hello, World and
C-Kermit)

Second, we're proposing standards for OpenDOS.  Why should we care about
other OSes?

> Jason