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- From: roelofs@pan.arc.nasa.gov (Cave Newt)
- Subject: Re: PKWARE AND ASI AGREEMENT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.215356.12159@riacs.edu>
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- Organization: University of Chicago
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- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 21:53:56 GMT
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- nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries) writes:
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- >The PKZIP distribution package has full spec's and also has made them PD
- >alowing other to use it etc. INFO-Zip is a nice example of such a use.
-
- Almost full specs. There are a number of errors and omissions in it.
- Jean-loup Gailly, Mark Adler and Rich Wales have done a nice job of
- documenting them in the comments to Zip.
-
- >Not true. There is a free alternative in INFO-ZIP. This package is PKZIP
- >compatible. Nearly as good and free of charges.
-
- Better in some respects! :-)
-
- [multi-platform, for one; has utilities not included with PKZIP; source
- available; supported by really great folks; etc.]
-
- Greg Roelofs
- Info-ZIP guy ;-)
-