Talk:IZArc

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on 19 January 2008. The result of the discussion was keep.

Not very informative, I say. Looks more like copy/paste to me. --Omega Said 16:23, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


This article seems to me to provide valuable information for those seeking information on free software that handles a large number of proprietary formats. I found it *very* useful, for I got the information that I wanted quickly and concisely - avoiding the need to search the Internet for such a program. I was redirected here from the "ISO" page - and found out exactly what I wanted to know! That is what an encyclopedia is for, isn't it? Fast, accurate, useful information. I say keep the article (or, if must be, it could be combined with other compression/decompression articles. But I prefer it as a stand-alone, because it eliminates the need to search and evaluate a long article in order to get the information I need.)

81.184.56.47 (talk) 10:39, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

How does this program make money for the programmer? This article should address suspicious and perhaps illogical qualms many of us more jaded users have about freeware/donateware. Especially when a program is flat out too awesome to believe (Gom and Irfanview come to mind as well, as does IZArc).

I create programs all the time, and I have friends who do also, and get paid. Based on this I say on one hand to stay away from all such programs and have purchased licenses for two well known and popular compression programs. Could I have saved $80 dollars? That said, on the other hand, I have used it, so, for instance I deem it safe enough- and have for the last 3 years or so, to download on a clients computer if something needs unacing or unraring, or even mine when I run across some esoteric compression I don't have the tool for. But I uninstall it when I finish each time.

This is a discussion, so please, other than ad revenue the IZArc site generates- substantial traffic I imagine- and the vanity of the programmer, what gives? Or will the programmer "sell out" eventually like the JV16 Utilities (I have the last freeware version!) or Cool Edit Music Editor programmer/company sold out? (I know the Cool Edit Editor was never freeware, but I got a license from Syntrillium at a reasonable cost before they sold it to Adobe- buy it now and see what it costs.)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.253.243.204 (talk) 06:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)