diff -u release/package-release-nodes.php release/package-release-nodes.php
--- release/package-release-nodes.php	13 Nov 2010 01:50:23 -0000
+++ release/package-release-nodes.php	21 Dec 2010 14:36:12 -0000
@@ -356,15 +356,18 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if (!drupal_exec("$tar -c --file=- $release_file_id | $gzip -9 --no-name > $full_dest_tgz")) {
+  // On d.o, the download tables are sorted by fid DESC, so we'll package zip
+  // first and insert it into {files} before tgz so that tgz still shows up as
+  // the first download option.
+  if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $full_dest_zip $release_file_id")) {
     return 'error';
   }
-  $files[] = $file_path_tgz;
+  $files[] = $file_path_zip;
 
-  if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $full_dest_zip $release_file_id")) {
+  if (!drupal_exec("$tar -c --file=- $release_file_id | $gzip -9 --no-name > $full_dest_tgz")) {
     return 'error';
   }
-  $files[] = $file_path_zip;
+  $files[] = $file_path_tgz;
 
   // As soon as the files exist, we want to update the DB about it.
   package_release_update_node($nid, $files);
@@ -476,12 +479,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // 'h' is for dereference, we want to include the files, not the links
-  if (!drupal_exec("$tar -ch --file=- $to_tar | $gzip -9 --no-name > $full_dest_tgz")) {
-    return 'error';
-  }
-  $files[] = $file_path_tgz;
-
   if (!$is_translation) { 
     if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $full_dest_zip $to_tar")) {
       return 'error';
@@ -489,6 +486,12 @@
     $files[] = $file_path_zip;
   }
 
+  // 'h' is for dereference, we want to include the files, not the links
+  if (!drupal_exec("$tar -ch --file=- $to_tar | $gzip -9 --no-name > $full_dest_tgz")) {
+    return 'error';
+  }
+  $files[] = $file_path_tgz;
+
   // Start with no package contents, since this is only valid for profiles.
   $package_contents = array();
 
@@ -572,16 +575,16 @@
         }
 
         // Package the no-core distribution.
-        // 'h' is for dereference, we want to include the files, not the links
-        if (!drupal_exec("$tar -ch --file=- $project_short_name | $gzip -9 --no-name > $no_core_full_dest_tgz")) {
+        if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $no_core_full_dest_tgz $project_short_name")) {
           return 'error';
         }
-        $files[] = $no_core_file_path_tgz;
+        $files[] = $no_core_file_path_zip;
 
-        if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $no_core_full_dest_tgz $project_short_name")) {
+        // 'h' is for dereference, we want to include the files, not the links
+        if (!drupal_exec("$tar -ch --file=- $project_short_name | $gzip -9 --no-name > $no_core_full_dest_tgz")) {
           return 'error';
         }
-        $files[] = $no_core_file_path_zip;
+        $files[] = $no_core_file_path_tgz;
 
         // CORE DISTRIBUTION.
 
@@ -612,16 +615,16 @@
         $core_full_dest_zip = "$dest_root/$core_file_path_zip";
 
         // Package the core distribution.
-        // 'h' is for dereference, we want to include the files, not the links
-        if (!drupal_exec("$tar -ch --file=- $core_build_dir | $gzip -9 --no-name > $core_full_dest_tgz")) {
+        if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $core_full_dest_zip $core_build_dir")) {
           return 'error';
         }
-        $files[] = $core_file_path_tgz;
+        $files[] = $core_file_path_zip;
 
-        if (!drupal_exec("$zip -rq $core_full_dest_zip $core_build_dir")) {
+        // 'h' is for dereference, we want to include the files, not the links
+        if (!drupal_exec("$tar -ch --file=- $core_build_dir | $gzip -9 --no-name > $core_full_dest_tgz")) {
           return 'error';
         }
-        $files[] = $core_file_path_zip;
+        $files[] = $core_file_path_tgz;
 
         // Development releases may have changed package contents -- clear out
         // their package item summary so a fresh item summary will be inserted.