@another_kbin_addict@lemmy.worldcake to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • edit-211 months agoELI5 Repacks? (e.g. FitGirl)message-square30fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareELI5 Repacks? (e.g. FitGirl)@another_kbin_addict@lemmy.worldcake to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • edit-211 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
It’s not that I don’t trust, but I want to understand. What is actually happening and how do these Repack thingies work? And why are they called that 😂 Thanks in advance. Edit: thanks so much for the replies all, I think I got it! :)
minus-square@RobotToasterlinkEnglish6•11 months agoThey download an existing release, and re-compress it using a very high level of compression, basically.
They download an existing release, and re-compress it using a very high level of compression, basically.