> Why can't they just add another flag to tar [...]? You are "they" - you can add that flag. If it turns out that it works well, it'll (probably) be taken and

> Why can't they just add another flag to tar [...]? You are "they" - you can add that flag. If it turns out that it works well, it'll (probably) be taken and added to whichever `tar` implementations you submit patches for.