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11-09-2004, 03:20 AM | #11 | ||
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I think it would be a good idea to move to .rar, due to their compression sizes. If you just point people to WinRar, it can decompress both Rar and Zip files. No need for WinZip anymore for me.
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11-09-2004, 09:32 PM | #12 | ||
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Well I agree about rar - it's much better and winrar is a far better program that winzip anyway (personal preference) but I do understand the practical side of things too...
... which means we probably should stay with zip. |
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12-09-2004, 03:24 AM | #13 | ||
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Nah, how about we take initiative, and change how the public think about compressed files. Convert them to using rar.
I am being serious too. I'm sick of better file formats, and lots of things in general being pushed aside because they are comfortable with what they have when there is clearly a bertter option. |
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12-09-2004, 07:31 AM | #14 | ||
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I like WinRar also. Would be much work to convert all the games here, though... :whistle:
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12-09-2004, 08:44 AM | #15 | ||
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Since the Zip-format has been integrated with XP, so you can brows the archives just as if they where a normal folder, it would take away ALOT of the user-friendlyness we have now.
Not that ppl in general are dumb... but some are.. (feel free to quote me there ;) The RAR, or LHA for that matter, has ALWAYS been better, and WILL always be better. But.. as stated here before, not as wide spread. Shure.. i've been using RAR since i had my 486 DX2... and before that, i used some other format i've forgotten about, on my amiga. Even a self-extracting rar-archive (.exe-file) will most likly be smaller regarding larger games/programs, many ppl tend to aviod downloading and runnig .exe-files, and some firewalls doesn't even let it throu, or ISP's neither for that matter.. So shorten this, and not drag this on until next yr, ZIP is NOT the best choise in many concerns... BUT.. it scores high enough, and the userfrindlyness scores the highest.. and that is what we want. :twisted:
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12-09-2004, 07:05 PM | #16 | ||
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Also, I'm not sure, but the RAR format might have licencing implications that zip might not have. Means a lot to developers and companies that have to make the software for people like us to use.
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12-09-2004, 09:50 PM | #17 | ||
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Fast answer. We are not going to use RAR or any other compression format but ZIP.
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15-09-2004, 04:10 PM | #18 | ||
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who here has EVER tried download 700MB on a 64k modem? huh? Takes ages. about 16 hours. Now, had that been 30% smaller, thats about 10-11 hours. And thats out of 150 hours A MONTH. Surely it is worth using RAR on the LARGER files, 30mb +? I mean, who wants to RAR a Zip that is 150kb.. :P
and theres the fact I cannot download anything over 30mb as I cant use my manager from here and my connection would disconnect..
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15-09-2004, 10:07 PM | #19 | ||
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well... I'have a fast connection so I don't care! :bleh:
evil? maybe... :twisted: |
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16-09-2004, 09:48 AM | #20 | ||
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Neither do I...... :whistle:
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