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    SubjectRe: Binary files in the kernel sources?
    > > Uh. uuencode? History. base64encode COULD be used, but what's the point
    > > as long as it's inside a .tar.ANYCOMPRESSORSUFFIX?
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    > Excuse me? I've never heard of that program.
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    > The only alternative to uuencode would be a png-logo.c or
    > png-logo.pl that spits out a png file without external help.

    I'm asking again: what's the point in encoding binary files such as PNG,
    if the whole lot is stuffed into a .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 anyways?

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    Matthias Andree
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