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sixothree on June 25, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Paint.Net 4.0 is now available

I wouldn't donate to winrar. The original author died years ago and the program hasn't made any advances since.

woadwarrior01 on June 25, 2014 [–]

I think you're talking about Phil Katz the author of PKZIP and the creator of the zip format. AFAIK, Eugene Roshal, the author of WinRar is still alive and kicking.

sixothree on June 25, 2014 | [–]

It appears you are correct and Wikipedia cites confusion surrounding this issue. Donate away!

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