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[-] blazebra@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago

7z has way better (ultra) compression

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

So that makes sense to use now. Rar made sense before 7z existed.

[-] blazebra@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

7z was developed in 1999. As far as I know, rar was popular due to was shareware with practically unlimited “trial” and there was an opinion, that paid products are better.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 months ago

All the while 7z os FOSS (:

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