>> Zipping is only done as a quick way to
determine download was
>> succesful, without need for md5sum.
I think this is silly. The 32 bit CRC used in ZIP is
even weaker than MD5.
Zipping the files puts a burden on the generator (takes time)
Yep, 5 seconds
and the user (takes time, space)
Time: 5 seconds
Space: never fill your PC up till the last Gb, same is true for all
wikimedia downloads.
and in this case actually increases the download.
Yep 0.1%
Plus the determination whether the download was
successfull needs to be
done without ZIP or MD5sum, anyway, because these could be easily forged.
I'm talking transfer errors only.
Digitally sign the files, and put up instruction on how
to verify the
signature.
I have other things to do.
Erik Zachte