Tell us what file archiver you use, we'll tell you who you are:

Mainstream ¶

• .zip — Conformist who runs Windows because everyone else does
• .dmg — Conformist who would not run Windows
• .exe — Idiot who thinks that creating self-extracting archives is a great idea
• .rar — Lame pirate who tries to compress MPEG video
• .rar, .r00, .r01... — Complete Lamer
• .7z — Non-mainstream user of a mainstream OS

Old Skool ¶

• .lzh — MS-DOS or FidoNET, should probably stop playing with computers
• .arj — Lame FidoNET-era user
• .lha — Conservative Amiga user
• .lzx — Progressive Amiga user
• .xpk — Advanced Amiga user

UN*X family ¶

• .tar.gz — GNU-aware user
• .tar.bz2 — Modern UNIX OS, usually GNU/Linux
• .tar.Z — Traditional UNIX die-hard
• .cpio — Solaris user or someone stuck with an old SVR4 UNIX
• .tar — Lazy user who wastes bits recklessly
• .tar.lzma — Compression freak
• .tar.xz — Up-to-date compression freak

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