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A comment on F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future [pdf].

Re:F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future [pdf] by fallat on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @10:15PM (#45445746)
A format requiring a program to decode is nuts. Might as well bundle 7zip with every zip file.
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Re:F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future [pdf] by coderatlarge on Thursday October 02, 2025 @12:05AM (#45446237)
not a bad idea if your average file size is a terabyte and there’s never a sure way to get a clean binary.
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Re:F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future [pdf] by totetsu on Thursday October 02, 2025 @10:02AM (#45449718)
Didn’t this used to be done? I’m sure I remember finding .exe zip files and being surprised it wasn’t just a virus.
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Re:F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future [pdf] by mr_toad on Thursday October 02, 2025 @10:58AM (#45450531)
Self extracting executables, (zip files with the decoder included) have been around for decades.
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Re:F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future [pdf] by iceboundrock on Thursday October 02, 2025 @11:12AM (#45450765)
7zip has a feature called `7-Zip self-extracting (SFX) archive`.
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