Could we use something better than zip for the dmd package?

[Stewart Gordon]

On 20/12/2011 19:57, Trass3r wrote:
> The ftp is not the fastest one and 7z reduces the size by 40%.

Moreover, what zip compressor is being used?  Some are stronger than others.  7-zip claims 
to compress zips better than WinZip/PKZIP.  The website
http://www.7-zip.org/
gives benchmarks, but it isn't clear which compression formats the WinRAR and CABARC 
figures are actually on about.

And 7-zip is free.

I second the idea of having both 7z and zip available.

Stewart.