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A format for archives, that is contractually built to last, has an impressive test suite, is easily browseable, where blobs can be retrieved individually if needed and is already known everywhere ?

Sounds like SQlite, yet again: https://www2.sqlite.org/sqlar.html



> A format for archives, that is contractually built to last

Who would you be contracting to build a file format?


Not the file format itself but sqlite: Airbus is using it for its A350 line, so it is guaranteed they will do what it takes to keep it working as long as the plane exists.




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