> >>> I expect the average new Cocoon user is also a Windows user (though I > >>> could be wrong). So why are the snapshots not in .zip format? > > Because there are too big for download and waste broandband ;)
Versus downloading from CVS, which was the suggestion from the initial fictitious conversation I posted? > >> FYI: WinZip supports tar.gz files just fine. > >> > > > > With WinXP, most people (meaning at least me) don't bother with WinZip > > because XP has .zip support built in. Of course I do have to resort to > > Cygwin for tar.gz or even tar.bz2 files--but that's just me. > > Please join "THE GPL CLUB" in this arena ;) When I need to go down to the > Windows world I use 7-zip - http://www.7-zip.org/ for the task you sadi > above. > > <from-the-website> > Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and > DEB > </from-the-website> > > Best Regards, > > Antonio Gallardo Asking a user to download and install another software package is out of the question. They have perfectly capable .zip functionality already on their system. We provide a .zip file for the latest distribution, why night the nightly snapshot? Jeff
