Maybe we should go back to the progress of WP, but ... to Stefano:
sorry, not enough. if we couldn't get the regular/official wordpress version as a ZIP i could understand the problem. but we are talking about "nightly builds" and alpha version for testing purpose. and there i think it's the way the developer should decide what's the best/suitable file-format for them. i don't think we need both.
for me personally i don't care if ZIP or TAR or whatever, but if a tar.gz is much more a lightweight/smaller i go with that format.
and i think there are tools for every platform to handle this format. Windows: - 7-zip: <http://www.7-zip.org/> (some mentioned it before) - StuffIt Expander <http://www.stuffit.com/win/expander/index.html> Linux:- well, i don't know but I think there is from the OS within a support for TAR.GZ
Mac OS X 10.3 and higher:- support from the OS within, plus StuffIt Expander <http:// www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/index.html>
but anyway, everything i wrote is more or less the same what Myriam said:
I think working on open source should open minds ;)Nightlies are there for testing which means that they're aimed for adaptable people who want to test and not for large public. Unzipping a .tar.gz (even under Windows XP) is not "mission impossible" and solutions have been given here.If it's convenient for developpers to offer .tar.gz files and it saves bandwidth and disk space (which we don't pay for, remember), I'm quite happy to use an extra software and process to a couple of extra clicks when unzipping a nightly build.I've been using http://7-zip.com/ for quite a while on windows xp and it's all very fine.Myriam
Am 12.01.2006 um 18:38 schrieb Stefano:
Il Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:49:20 +0100, nga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scrive:I really don't understand why it's so important to have a Zip. what is the problem with the used format?That not all people use programs that "understand tar.gz, lot use winzip and they bought it, under windows zip files are managed diretly by file manager... enough? -- Stefano Aglietti - StallonIt on IRCnet - ICQ#: 2078431 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sites: http://www.40annibuttati.it http://www.wordpress-it.it _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
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