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Please use bzip2, which is the successor of this older bzip version.
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This port stays for compatibility reasons. A discussion of the
advantages of bzip2 over bzip 0.21 is given on the homepage.
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In short: bzip2 is faster, more reliable and *patent free*
COMMERCIAL USE of bzip
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
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algorithms used. Nevertheless, you should be aware that commercial
use of this program could render you liable to unfriendly legal
action.
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WWW: http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk/