From: Mirabai Neumann <webmaster@...>
Date: 2002-01-19T22:00:57+09:00
Subject: Re: zip on Linux


Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>in case I'd put some Ruby utility online for download:
>
>Will .zip be OK for users on Linux / other Unixes, or should I provide 
>.tar.gz in addition to the .zip?

Should be no problem, as unzip is available on most systems. However, I'd 
prefer .tar.gz or even better .tar.bz2.

>What's a good tool to create tarballs on Windows?

Powerarchiver. It's free!

Regards,

  Michael