I have noticed recently that the NetSurf download for RISC OS varies between zip (&a91) and archive (&ddc) between versions.
Formerly only the archive type was used. The change was first recorded here around r10940. I noticed this because I am in the habit¹ of pinning the latest development version I have to my backdrop from within the archive. If I restart my machine, the icon from within the RISC OS archive file survives the reset and remains on the pinboard, whereas that from within a zip archive does not. I imagine that if I make my pinboard file run later I may be able to solve this problem, though here SparkFS handles both filetypes, which is a bit puzzling. So, is the variation of archive type just an accident of convenience for members of the team, and are any other users affected practically by this inconsistency? John ¹ Old dog syndrome
