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| author | zuntum <zuntum> | 2001-10-31 20:24:14 +0000 |
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| committer | zuntum <zuntum> | 2001-10-31 20:24:14 +0000 |
| commit | 6498fbafc8a0bc4d0ae783c475f0004ed00596d0 (patch) | |
| tree | b6471bf3db242c75032be3311f7a4ce717187c43 /archivers/gzip-base/DESCR | |
| parent | 1661e63ac89232971ad64ae29a7fc5257163e045 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-6498fbafc8a0bc4d0ae783c475f0004ed00596d0.tar.gz | |
Move pkg/ files into package's toplevel directory
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diff --git a/archivers/gzip-base/DESCR b/archivers/gzip-base/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..fc6347dfcde --- /dev/null +++ b/archivers/gzip-base/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +GZIP (GNU zip) is a popular data compression program written by +Jean-Loup Gailly <gzip@gnu.org> for the GNU project. + +This program was developed as a replacement for compress because +of the UNISYS and IBM patents covering the LZW algorithm used by +compress. These patents made it impossible for us to use compress, +and we needed a replacement. The superior compression ratio of +GZIP is just a bonus. |