▲ 576 ▼ WinRAR releases new update and says it’s thanks to people finally paying (www.dexerto.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 107 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 47 points 4 months ago (11 children) Shhh you're a free software permalink fedilink source hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 95 points 4 months ago (6 children) Unlike 7-Zip, which is actually free and also open-source as well 7-Zip is by far the best archiving software on Windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago Well, but I'm used to WinRAR and never had any issues. Only need it once every few months. And it's pretty fun when the software tries to tell me that it isn't a free software. What a silly thing to say! permalink fedilink source parent [–] adarza@piefed.ca 1 point 4 months ago it's the most convenient, but i still use my winrar for some things, mainly some of the self-extractors i build and when i want recovery bits. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kibblebits -23 points 4 months ago (3 children) Snot. You run windows 🤪 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 child) I didn't say I use Windows. I only said that 7-Zip is the best archiving software available for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago Also, 7-zip is available for Linux too permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [+] garbage_world@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Free as in free beer, not as in freedom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] garbage_world@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago Not in this case permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 95 points 4 months ago (6 children) Unlike 7-Zip, which is actually free and also open-source as well 7-Zip is by far the best archiving software on Windows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago Well, but I'm used to WinRAR and never had any issues. Only need it once every few months. And it's pretty fun when the software tries to tell me that it isn't a free software. What a silly thing to say! permalink fedilink source parent [–] adarza@piefed.ca 1 point 4 months ago it's the most convenient, but i still use my winrar for some things, mainly some of the self-extractors i build and when i want recovery bits. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kibblebits -23 points 4 months ago (3 children) Snot. You run windows 🤪 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 child) I didn't say I use Windows. I only said that 7-Zip is the best archiving software available for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago Also, 7-zip is available for Linux too permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 months ago Well, but I'm used to WinRAR and never had any issues. Only need it once every few months. And it's pretty fun when the software tries to tell me that it isn't a free software. What a silly thing to say! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adarza@piefed.ca 1 point 4 months ago it's the most convenient, but i still use my winrar for some things, mainly some of the self-extractors i build and when i want recovery bits. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kibblebits -23 points 4 months ago (3 children) Snot. You run windows 🤪 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 child) I didn't say I use Windows. I only said that 7-Zip is the best archiving software available for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago Also, 7-zip is available for Linux too permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 child) I didn't say I use Windows. I only said that 7-Zip is the best archiving software available for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago Also, 7-zip is available for Linux too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago Also, 7-zip is available for Linux too permalink fedilink source parent
[+] garbage_world@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Free as in free beer, not as in freedom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] garbage_world@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago Not in this case permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Free as in free beer, not as in freedom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] garbage_world@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago Not in this case permalink fedilink source parent
[+] garbage_world@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago Not in this case permalink fedilink source parent