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Originally Posted by HarryT
The point about zip is that it is a well-known algorithm. Even if old zip programs don't work, you'd still be able to use the algorithm to create a new tool for whatever systems are around at the time.
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Yes, that's true, and that was my point. In a "worst-case scenario", the zip algorithm could be obsolete at the time and you'd have to work a bit harder to get a working unzip, may dig into some library code, deal with old programming languages, try to make it work with current compilers... Saying that in 50 years you'll be able to just rename and unzip the file looks like saying that in 50 years you can just open the .epub with ADE
(keeping in mind that we are in a "worst-case").