From: Michael Neumann <webmaster@...>
Date: 2002-01-19T22:18:01+09:00
Subject: Re: zip on Linux

Tobias Reif wrote:
>Mirabai Neumann wrote:
>
>
>> Should be no problem, as unzip is available on most systems.
>
>
>That's what I thought.
>
>> However, I'd
>> prefer .tar.gz or even better .tar.bz2.
>
>
>Why? Are there any problems with .zip on Linux/Unix? What are the
>advantages of .tar.gz?

By default there is no unzip on the system I am running (NetBSD), so I have
to
install a package.
Compression of .tar.gz is better than that of .zip; .tar.bz2 is better than
.tar.gz.

Regards,

  Michael