Hex Star wrote:
Isn't the idea of doing that such that it will get downloaded by
others and thus preserved? But then with all the limitations these people
put on downloaders this purpose no longer exists which essentially makes the
archive useless.
Billy:
No, that is NOT the purpose of an archive.
You miss the point that the purpose of an archive is to download a piece of
software or a manual that you need. No everyone wants to accumulate massive
files that they don't use.
So the limitations DO NOT make an archive useless to someone who actually
uses the information.
The limitations only affect the mass accumulators, who really don't use the
information - they are not users of an archive but rather data farmers.
Billy