Prevent .DS_Store Files From Re-appearing

I'm trying to upload a custom WordPress theme to:
- http://wordpress.org/themes/upload/
However it won't let me because of the hidden .DS_Store files inside it.
I've tried removing them with the Terminal command:
- find . -name '*.DS_Store' -type f -delete
However they seem to reappear for when I upload them? Is there a way I can prevent them from reappearing before I upload the file?

Did you have open Finder windows that regenerate them?
They are required by OSX as far as I know. When I SVN commit, I explicitely have to exclude them as well.
More info/solution in the rant at http://www.aorensoftware.com/blog/2011/12/24/death-to-ds_store/.

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