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

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If u don't want to install it u can always use the portable edition:
http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable

On 3/18/2013 3:49 PM, Victor Dubiniuk wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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
>>     <mailto: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 <http://tar.bz> gives some head aches to some
>>         people that we can avoid by using zip.
>>
>>         Just a heads up.
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