Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:20:46 +0100 (MET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | RE: OFFTOPIC: Re: bzip2 for kernel dists? |
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On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, linux kernel account wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, Jordan Mendelson wrote: > > > So, bzip2 yeilds better compression, it's free (no patent restrictions on > > algs, etc), and it's available in binary & source form for Linux & a number > > of other OSs. What's keeping kernels from being distributed like this? > > One reason is that: While compressing you typical 30meg kernel tar, one > tends to grow old and grey.. I use bzip2 all the time, it's good... But > it's VERY slow..
In fact, in the 1.1.7x era, bzip2 probably wouldn't have kept up with the rate Linus was putting out patches :-)
But now that most distributors have Pentia or higher, and the Internet has gotten overly busy/slow, bzip2 might be a Good Thing (at least for some people).
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