Re: [ros-dev] Ros 0.2.6-RC2 on sf.net

[Magnus Olsen]

RAR compress alot better that zip in most case.


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From: "Phillip Susi" <psusi(a)cfl.rr.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Ros 0.2.6-RC2 on sf.net


>   Are you saying that rar compresses files twice as well
> as zip?  I have
>  not used rar in quite some time but if memory serves, it was at most a
>  few percent better compression than zip, and took much longer to execute.
>
>  If it really is that much better compression then by all means we should
>  offer it, though a zip should also be offered since it does not require
>  a third party tool.
>
>  Saveliy Tretiakov wrote:
>
> >   I use slow and expensive gprs connection.
> >  Downloading 12MB instead of 27MB will be very good for people like me.
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