On 12/22/11 12:53 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
"Walter Bright"<[email protected]> wrote in message
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On 12/21/2011 1:31 AM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:
I thought the installers were for newbies. 7z is supported by 7zip,
winrar, and even winzip.
I really don't see how someone can be smart enough to use a systems
programming language but not have a clue how to download an archiver.
Even average people hate the default zip functionality of Windows and
they install 7zip/winrar/etc.
Because it's annoying.
The idea should be to have as few steps as possible to install. Searching
the intarnets for a 7z decoder, wondering if the one you're downloading is
a virus, etc., is annoying.
If you're a programmer, or even just a power user, you have absolutely no
excuse not to *already* have a 7z-capable program installed.
I didn't have 7z on my Mac until yesterday when I experimented with it.
Let's focus on reducing the size of the zip by only including what's
used and by using faster servers.
Andrei
