-On [20000123 00:01], Akinori MUSHA aka knu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>Yes, they are pretty big enough to see the difference between two...
>
> .tar.bz2 .tar.gz
>lynx2.8.2rel1 1.4MB 1.8MB
>WindowMaeker 0.61.1 1.6MB 1.9MB
>gimp-1.1.13 6.2MB 8.0MB
>kdebase-1.1.2 7.0MB 8.9MB
>linux-2.2.14 12.3MB 15.2MB
>
>It's crystal clear bzip2 wins in these cases. and far enough.
Then look at the memory overhead caused by bzipping versus gzipping and
you'll loose.
Anyways, we have had this discussion a few times in the past.
Lets consult the archives and see what the reason was why we didn't do
it back then.
I am in favor with Chuck here. Its fine as it is, as a port.
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