Re: GNU Octave 4.0.1 Released

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

----- Original Message -----

> From: PhilipNienhuis 
> To: octave-maintainers
> Cc: 
> Date: 2016/3/25, Fri 16:52
> Subject: Re: GNU Octave 4.0.1 Released
> 
> John W. Eaton wrote
>>  The Octave developers are pleased to announce the release
>>  of GNU Octave, version 4.0.1.
>> 
>>   
>>  <snip>
>>  An official Windows binary installer is also available from 
>>  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/windows
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Just curious:  
> The Windows "zip" is 256 MB and the Windows installer 182 MB.
> Does the NSIS installer invoke such  superior compression?
> 
> Philip


I feel that zip is an out dated compression application.
Compression ratio of many installers is higher than that of zip.

However, as you know, zip is an only compression application that bundled with 
windows.

I usually use 7-zip for compression. The 7-zip compression application is 
useful on windows.

http://www.7-zip.org/


Regards

Tatsuro