We should probably use upx to package executable in torrenting space (Discussion) - eviltoast
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UPX is open source and works on linux , windows and mac (ie. cross platform) I would like to know why the torrenting space isn’t using it already / having a mature discussion about it.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    What advantage does it have over existing methods? It’s great that it’s cross-platform, but so are zip files. And the content inside isn’t cross-platform, so I don’t think that ultimately adds anything.

    • Linuxer@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I mean , I use linux but I can use wine to run the content inside , so in some sense “every content” is cross platform. I think it ultimately adds to better performance specifically for executable torrents in the long run over things like zip.