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woadwarrior01 on June 25, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Paint.Net 4.0 is now available

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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