Re: gzip and bzip2 (distributing postgresql)

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Subject: Re: gzip and bzip2 (distributing postgresql)
Date: 2001-04-17 18:08:44
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Einar Karttunen <ekarttun(at)cs(dot)Helsinki(dot)FI> writes:

> I was wondering whether it would be possible to provide a bzip2 version of
> the most popular versions in addition of the gzip version. In 7.1 the
> sizes are 6.6mb vs 7.9mb (the source distribution) so this would also
> lessen the network load on ftp sites. I'm not suggesting getting rid of
> gzip, just providing an alternative, for those of us who have a slow
> connection.

It would also save valuable space on our CDs, so I'm all for it.

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Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.

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