[Triumf-linux-managers] FYI - new file compression tools

[Andrew Daviel]

On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:

> Specifically, gzip (a derivative of PKZIP) and bzip2 (independantly
> "invented") are believed to be "safe to use" wrt patent and
> copyright police breaking down your doors. (or more likely
> IP trolls shaking you down for money).

The 3 tools I mentioned all say they are GPL (or LGPL), though I haven't 
asked a lawyer :-)

I'm not suggesting we move to using any of them - it's just "if you get 
one of these archives, we can read it".



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