dougs@videovax.tv.Tek.com (Doug Stevens) (09/26/89)
I've tried direct email to the authors without success, so here goes: I'm looking for a compression utility that I can ship with commercial software. The utility will be used for initial installation (to reduce the number of disks needed), but it would also be nice to let the customers use it for other purposes. There will be no attempt to restrict further distribution of the compression utility, if that is a license requirement. Distribution fee or royalty is fine (as long as it's reasonable). I've seen conflicting information about whether ZOO can be distributed this way. Does anyone know for sure (I can't reach Rahul Dhesi). How about PKPAK and PKUNPAK. If neither of these, does anyone have recommendations? (I have moral qualms about using SEA ARC).
thaler@shorty.CS.WISC.EDU (Maurice Thaler) (09/27/89)
I noticed that the latest version of Corel Draw (1.1) was shipped with
LHARC which still offers the best compression of any of the programs out
there.
Maurice Thaler SYSOP Audio Projects BBS (608) 836-9473
SYSOP Power Board BBS (608) 222-8842 nfs0294@dsacg1.UUCP (Glendell R. Midkiff) (09/27/89)
From article <5560@videovax.tv.Tek.com>, by dougs@videovax.tv.Tek.com (Doug Stevens): > > I'm looking for a compression utility that I can ship with commercial > software. The utility will be used for initial installation (to reduce > the number of disks needed), but it would also be nice to let the > customers use it for other purposes............. How about using PKZIP/PKUNZIP. This is low-cost shareware that does a great job of compressing. It comes with a utility that will convert .ZIP file to a self-extracting .EXE file. You could ZIP the file, convert it to EXE and the user then only has to execute it in the sub-directory where he wants it unzipped. The user does not need to have the compress software. If he has a need to use ZIP for other needs, he can register his own version for a relative small fee. -- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |Glen Midkiff osu-cis!dsacg1!gmidkiff | |From the Internet: gmidkiff@dsacg1.dla.mil | |Phone: (614)-238-9643 @DLA, Systems Automation Center, Columbus, Oh. |