Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:54:36 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Archiver packages on FreeBSD CD 1 Message-ID: <20031219145435.GA31800@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20031219105400.GA39759@comp.chem.msu.su> References: <20031219105400.GA39759@comp.chem.msu.su>
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On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 01:54:00PM +0300, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > Hi folks, > > Today I was surprised to find out that the collection of archiver > packages on FreeBSD 4.9 installation disk 1 was rather strange: It > consisted of fossil ones like "zoo" and "lha", and of not-so-widely-used > items like "lzop." The 600-kilobyte "fileroller" is questionable, > too, though I suspect it's included because of Gnome. In fact, I > was looking for "unrar" and failed to find it there. Perhaps I'm > missing some important point, but I've been sure that packages on > disk 1 should be _really_ demanded ones. Among archivers, I'd vote > for "unarj," "unrar," and "unzip" (the latter is the only one already > supplied.) Is it time to review the disk 1 archiver package > collection with respect to people's modern needs? Which archivers are considered important is quite individual. I think I have needed "unarj" only once or twice over the last couple of years (and that was for some ancient archive), and I have never had any need for "unrar" - I don't think I have ever even seen an archive that needed "unrar" to unpack. On the other hand I use "lha" on a fairly regular basis, so I don't consider that to be a 'fossil'. In other words I would consider "unarj" and "unrar" to be ancient and/or weird archivers, while I would consider "lha" to be a standard archiver just like "unzip". Your experience/opinion is obviously different. The "modern needs" of people can vary quite widely. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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