[wp-testers] Nightly Builds/WinZip Replacement

[Drew J. Como]

All,

I too have paid for my copy of Winzip.  I bought it years ago, however Nico
has provided a smooth (and free) upgrade path all the way to Version 9.
Starting the Version 10, a new key is needed.

Why doesn't someone (I will nominate myself) to send an e-mail to Nico
asking for better and more comprehensive support for .tar.gz,
.tar.bz2 and .Z files.  I'm sure that he would be willing to add better
support, providing that feedback is given.

Winzip is considered a 'consumer' app..  How many normal consumers will come
against a .Z or .bz2 file?  (Not many...)

I will post back a response from him, if one is given.

Cheers!

--
Drew J. Como
djcomo at gmail.com



On 1/12/06, Doug Stewart <dstewart at atl.lmco.com> wrote:
>
> Rob wrote:
> >    *cough* http://7-zip.com/ *cough**cough*
> >
> >    Free, open source and a lot less likely to be a pirated copy than
> >    WinZip.  *grin*
> >
> >
> > Thanks. My copy of WinZip is paid for, but it's a couple generations
> back.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Hey, no offense intended.  It's just that I've known precious few people
> that have actually paid for their copy of WinZip.  They either put up
> with the nagalogs, or they go and grab a serial from their favorite
> purveyor of fine pirated bits and run WZ right alongside their pirated
> copies of Cakewalk, Soundforge, Photoshop, MS Office and Bejeweled 2.
>
> Fact o' the matter is, though, that WZ *does* stink for .tar.gz,
> .tar.bz2 and .Z files.  Throw my vote in for providing both .tar.gz and
> .zip drops of the nightlies, as I deplore having to work with .zip files
> on my Linux boxen and heartily appreciate the continued availability of
> the gzips.  Smaller filesize, too.
>
> --
> ----------
> Doug Stewart
> Systems Administrator/Web Applications Developer
> Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs
> dstewart at atl.lmco.com
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