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| -rw-r--r-- | archivers/bzip/pkg-descr | 16 |
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diff --git a/archivers/bzip/pkg-descr b/archivers/bzip/pkg-descr index a55a07f..d422312 100644 --- a/archivers/bzip/pkg-descr +++ b/archivers/bzip/pkg-descr @@ -1,16 +1,12 @@ -Bzip compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler-Fenwick -block-sorting text compression algorithm. +Please use bzip2, which is the successor of this older bzip version. +This port stays for compatibility reasons. For a discussion of the +advantages of bzip2 over bzip 0.21 see -Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by -more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and competitive with -all but the best of the PPM family of statistical compressors. + http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk/ -BZIP is distributed under the GNU General Public License version -2; for details, see the file LICENSE. Pointers to the algorithms -used are in ALGORITHMS. +In short: bzip2 ist faster, more reliable and *patent free* -COMMERCIAL USE -============== +COMMERCIAL USE of bzip This program may or may not infringe certain US patents pertaining to arithmetic coding and to the block-sorting transformation itself. |
