[Owncloud] owncloud download level of entry: tar.bz -> zip

[Victor Dubiniuk]

Even more easier: Install 7-zip
http://www.7-zip.org/

 >*7-Zip* is *open source* software. Most of the source code is under the *GNU
LGPL* license. The unRAR code is under a mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR
restrictions. Check license information here: 7-Zip
license<http://www.7-zip.org/license.txt>
.

>You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial
organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.
>Supported formats:

   - Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
   - Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO,
   LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and
   Z.



Victor

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Bernhard Posselt <nukeawhale at gmail.com>wrote:

>  Easy solution: install ubuntu in a vm and share a directory. Extract the
> bzip in ubuntu and then the contents are available in windows.
>
>
> On 03/18/2013 03:40 PM, Christophe M wrote:
>
> Windows is an obstacle for people using a computer, stop blaming file
> format :p
> El 18/03/2013 13:31, "Pascal d'Hermilly" <pascal at dhermilly.dk> escribió:
>
>> I was a bit supprised to see that the official download of OC5 is in TAR
>> BZIP format since Owncloud has always tried to keep a low level of entry
>> for new deployments.
>> This means an extra obstacle for many people running windows, (mac also?)
>> If the download was in zip this obstacle would not be present.
>> The compression ratio is a little lower.
>> not compressed=43,7 MB
>> Tar.bz=13,2 MB
>> Zip=17,8 MB
>>
>> I think tar.bz gives some head aches to some people that we can avoid by
>> using zip.
>>
>> Just a heads up.
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