> What is the advantage of moving around .sqlite-files, over just loading the (compressed) WARCs into sqlite databases when you need them?

The .warc spec is ideal. I'm not saying we replace it (ref. xkcd: standards).

On top of what uniqueid said, "loading" is much slower and more cumbersome than it sounds. I'm not saying SQLite will replace text (maybe my aphorism sounded too firm). I'm saying that maybe along with the .warc.gz archives at rest, one could have .sql.gz files at rest as well.

In other words: why not move ACID-compliant archives moving around?