[mdlug] Archive formats (was "Linux Format" March issue available for download)

[Jeff Hanson]

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The intent is that these downloads will be copied to the
> computers of many Windows users... probably many who are
> in locked-down Windows environments, in which only the
> "lowest common denominator" type standards are used, and
> the individual user's ability to load something like 7zip
> to read the archive just plain old can't be relied upon.
>

Well it depends on the company.  If they're relying on the Windows
built-in archive support then it's a problem.  Many companies use
WinZip which supports it and so do most of the popular third-party
archivers (depending on the version):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_archivers#Archive_format_support

For the average Linux magazine reader the solution is only a Knoppix
or DSL CD away. :D