09.10.2013 06:24, Joe Btfsplk: > On 10/8/2013 6:13 PM, Moritz Bartl wrote: >>> Is there a reason even stable Win versions never reference the OS in >>> file names? >> .exe is a Windows(-only) extension. I agree that the OS could be added >> to the file name to avoid confusion. >> > Thanks, but a question / comment. > Except in this case, the file / package isn't an executable - it's a > compressed archive.
It's kind of both. You can "install" the bundle. The .exe can be executed and asks for where to extract to and can optionally start the bundle after extracting it. It's also possible to extract the "installer" using 7zip (or another extractor) and access it that way. (This applies to the relay bundle and bridge bundle, too. They are installers and can be extracted using 7zip or something else.) > The "exe" may be used here to indicate a Windows > build, but it's just a zipped (.7z) file. I'm sure lots of new users > are confused by the .exe, in spite of instructions. Apparently users are confused all the time. They were confused about simple archives one had to extract. They extracted it and did not know what to do. Now it is an executable that unpacks the bundle and can launch it. This should be a lot easier to handle for most people. > Technically, shouldn't the Windows packages have a compressed archive > extension, like the other platforms? They had, but users seemed confused. > Besides, emailing a Windows TBB package w/ .exe extension can create > problems. Why not call it what it is? Indeed, some security mechanism filer attachments based on extension. I would get confused if something that can't be executed would have the extension .exe and if that would be the case with TBB releases I would also prefer to have a .zip file as it doesn't require third-party software on modern windows, which as far as I can tell still does not know how to handle .7z I also would include the OS name in the bundle name if there would be just archives or version for 64bit Windows, maybe one can do that anyway to avoid confusion. Regards, Sebastian G. -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
