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Public Domain/Open Source Software Evaluation: 7-Zip. Michael Conrad ITEC400-V1WW April 13, 2010. Introduction. The 7-Zip project Product features Improvements. The 7-Zip Project. Developed in 1999 by Igor Pavlov Primarily under the GNU LGPL license Free to use for everyone
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Public Domain/Open Source Software Evaluation:7-Zip Michael Conrad ITEC400-V1WW April 13, 2010
Introduction • The 7-Zip project • Product features • Improvements
The 7-Zip Project • Developed in 1999 by Igor Pavlov • Primarily under the GNU LGPL license • Free to use for everyone • Windows operating systems
Product Features • Packing/Unpacking • 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, and TAR • Unpacking only • ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR, and Z • Strong encryption for 7z and ZIP • AES-256 • Self-extraction capability
Improvements • Update GUI • Add multimedia compression • Tree structure to browse for files
Conclusion • Very powerful archiving program • Essentially meeting goals • Could use minor improvements
References • Pavlov, I. (2009). Welcome to the 7-Zip home page! Retrieved April 13, 2010, from http://www.7-zip.org/