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diff --git a/archivers/bzip/pkg/DESCR b/archivers/bzip/pkg/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c773207da1f --- /dev/null +++ b/archivers/bzip/pkg/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Bzip compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler-Fenwick +block-sorting text compression algorithm. + +Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by +more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and competitive with +all but the best of the PPM family of statistical compressors. + +BZIP is distributed under the GNU General Public License version +2; for details, see the file LICENSE. Pointers to the algorithms +used are in ALGORITHMS. + +COMMERCIAL USE +============== + +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. |