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Re: [gNewSense-users] Re: Is ZIP a free file format?
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Luis Felipe Lopez Acevedo |
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Re: [gNewSense-users] Re: Is ZIP a free file format? |
Date: |
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:26:26 -0500 |
El vie, 28-08-2009 a las 11:23 +0200, Simon Josefsson escribió:
> Victor Cortiano <address@hidden>
> writes:
>
> > Sam's answer is more complete than mine, but I think that, since there
> > are already free implementations of zip, it's safe to say that it's a
> > free format. I'm not aware of any functionality of ZIP that only exists
> > in a proprietary program.
>
The package unrar-free is free software, but it doesn't mean RAR is a
free file format.
> I would recommend use of TAR + GZ or possibly TAR + BZ2 instead. If
> signing/encryption of data is required, use OpenPGP or S/MIME (PKCS#7).
>
Yes, the gzip software[1] and GZIP file format specification are free :)
So, from now on, no ZIP!
1. http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
2. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1952
- Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, (continued)
- Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, Luis Felipe Lopez Acevedo, 2009/08/27
- Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, Victor Cortiano, 2009/08/27
- Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, list, 2009/08/28
- Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, Luis Felipe Lopez Acevedo, 2009/08/28
- [gNewSense-users] Re: Is ZIP a free file format?, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/28
Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, Luis Felipe Lopez Acevedo, 2009/08/27
Re: [gNewSense-users] Is ZIP a free file format?, Victor Cortiano, 2009/08/26