[tor-bugs] #4261 [Tor Browser]: Use .dmg rather than .zip for Mac OS X

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#4261: Use .dmg rather than .zip for Mac OS X
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 Reporter:  ioerror      |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  task         |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:           
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:           
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 Arturo and I have been discussing the creation of a normal looking Mac OS
 X .dmg for OS X users - this would include the big pretty background that
 users expect. We believe that this will normalize the OS X install process
 to be more like all other OS X software.

 Helix expressed some concern about size and said that we have a 25MB limit
 with gmail. It seems that we are already over this limit with .zip as well
 as .dmg.

 Helix further expressed concern about having to upload two sets of files.
 I believe that this is resolved by only uploading .dmg files rather than
 .zip files.

 If we need to send TBB for OS X with gettor - we will need to reduce the
 size in either case. I do not understand how we currently send .zip files
 of TBB for OS X with the size limit.

 Many users have expressed serious issues with the .zip - it is very
 confusing for them. The user complaint is that it is against all their OS
 X user experience and training.

 In any case, I think that gettor could easily be modified to zip up a .dmg
 and it would prevent the need to upload two sets of packages. In no case
 does Helix need to upload two sets of packages. However, I do not see how
 the current set of packages actually works with Gettor if we are already
 over the 25MB limit.

 If the size restriction only comes from gettor/gmail - I think we should
 weigh the total number of gettor downloads (~400-500 a day for all
 platforms) against the the total number of HTTP/HTTPS (~10000s a day for
 all platforms) downloads.

 Helix - does that about sum things up?

 Arturo - does that sound about correct?

 What can we do to move this forward and to offer .dmgs? A patch to make a
 pretty .dmg? A way to zip up a .dmg for gettor? Anything?

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