> It may not be a good choice for long-term data storage, but I disagree that it should not be used for data sharing or software distribution. Different use cas

> It may not be a good choice for long-term data storage, but I disagree that it should not be used for data sharing or software distribution. Different use cases have different needs. I'm not so sure, using tools suitable long-term archiving by default might not be a bad practice. The thing about archiving is that it's often hard to know in advance what exactly you want to keep long-term. Using more robust formats probably won't cost much in the short term, but could pay off in the long term.