Jacob Carlborg Wrote: > On 2011-12-22 17:44, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > > On 12/22/11 12:53 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > >> "Walter Bright"<[email protected]> wrote in message > >> news:[email protected]... > >>> 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 > > > > > > Me neither, unless The Unarchiver can open it. > > -- > /Jacob Carlborg
It can: http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver
