Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 11 Jun 1999, Chris Waters wrote:
> > Whoah, you're saying that we can't convert zip archives (which may
> > contain EAs/resource forks) to tarballs? I think we're going to have
> > trouble with that one.
> That is exactly what I am saying (assuming the zip file does contain such
> items)
But zip is non-free -- you're opening a major can of worms here!
Or consider the case of a signed "arj" archive, where the only tool we
have available is a decompressor, which is non-free, *and* the
compression technique it uses is patented!
I think we have to make "pristine sources" a secondary or even
tertiary goal. :-)
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