On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 12:19 PM, Marcus <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote:
> Am 11/08/2015 12:08 AM, schrieb Andrea Pescetti: > > Thanks for bringing this topic again on the table. I remember there was at > least 1 request to re-think the distribution policy about the source code > files. And also to consider to offer a file with 7Zip compression. > > We currently distribute 3 source packages at >> https://archive.apache.org/dist/openoffice/4.1.2/source/ >> 1) A .tar.bz2 file (209 MBytes) >> 2) A .tar.gz file (276 Mbytes) >> 3) A ZIP file (323 MBytes) >> >> The packages are equivalent, so any one would suffice. >> >> As discussed by Regina and Juergen recently, we ship #3 as a convenience >> for Windows users but this leads to broken file permissions, so the >> recommendation for Windows users is to use #1 or #2, which makes #3 >> useless. >> >> I suggest, subject to lazy consensus, that we only distribute #1, i.e., >> the .tar.bz2 file. >> >> Reasons: >> * If we distribute one source package, it will be clear that we are all >> testing and approving the same one >> > > * It would make the release process a little bit smaller and less complex. > > * .tar.bz2 offer better compression than .tar.gz >> > > and all types compared together it's even the best compression. > > * bzip2 is ubiquitous today, so I don't believe that there are systems >> capable of building OpenOffice which don't have bzip2 available >> * better compression formats exist, but they are not as widely supported >> as the three we are using now, so I'd stick with bzip2 >> > > Maybe it's worth it to test also with 7Zip. What I've seen and read > (outside of OpenOffice files) is promising. > > Do you mean lzma/xz compression (tar.xz) or the .7z file format too? There's a Bugzilla issue about tar.xz: https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=122819 > Otherwise to offer only a .bz2 file is a point I would support. > > This of course doesn't apply to 4.1.2, which is already released and >> will remain available in all three formats. >> > > Marcus > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
