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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. |