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diff --git a/archivers/bunzip/DESCR b/archivers/bunzip/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..72669371906 --- /dev/null +++ b/archivers/bunzip/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Please use bzip2, which is the successor of this older bzip version. +This port stays for compatibility reasons. A discussion of the +advantages of bzip2 over bzip 0.21 is given on the homepage. + +In short: bzip2 is faster, more reliable and *patent free* + +This program may or may not infringe certain US patents pertaining +to arithmetic coding and to the block-sorting transformation itself. +Opinions differ as to the precise legal status of some of the +algorithms used. Nevertheless, you should be aware that commercial +use of this program could render you liable to unfriendly legal +action. + +[This package contains a DECOMPRESS-ONLY version, bunzip, which +provides less legal problems than the full bzip program.] |