Re: [Update] 7-Zip 26.02

On 26/06/2026 22:44, Shadow wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:40:50 -0500, "Allan Higdon"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> "7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio."
>>
>> Main Features
>>
>> • High compression ratio in 7z format with LZMA and LZMA2 compression
>> • Supported formats:
>>          Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
>>          Unpacking only: APFS, AR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VHDX, VMDK, XAR and Z.
>> • For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
>> • Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
>> • Self-extracting capability for 7z format
>> • Integration with Windows Shell
>> • Powerful File Manager
>> • Powerful command line version
>> • Plugin for FAR Manager
>> • Localizations for 87 languages
>>
>> 7-Zip works in Windows 11 / 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2022 / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 / 2008 / 2003 / 2000.
>>
>> Home Page
>> https://www.7-zip.org/
>>
>> Changelog
>> https://www.7-zip.org/history.txt
> 
> 	TY. Freeware at its best...

Nope, it's free software.

https://7-zip.org/license.txt

It says right there in the licence,

"
   7-Zip Copyright (C) 1999-2025 Igor Pavlov.

   The licenses for files are:

     - 7z.dll:
          - The "GNU LGPL" as main license for most of the code
          - The "GNU LGPL" with "unRAR license restriction" for some code
          - The "BSD 3-clause License" for some code
          - The "BSD 2-clause License" for some code
     - All other files: the "GNU LGPL"."

"GNU LGPL information
--------------------

     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
     License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
     version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version."

See, "free software" that's free as in 'freedoms" granted a.k.a 
restrictions, obligations, it's no better than postcard ware. In fact, 
worse.

Truecrypt wanted none of it. Despite the begging. Just saying.



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