1996-09-27 12:11:12 +00:00
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Bzip compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler-Fenwick
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block-sorting text compression algorithm.
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Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by
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more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and competitive with
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all but the best of the PPM family of statistical compressors.
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1996-09-27 11:47:06 +00:00
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1996-09-27 12:11:12 +00:00
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BZIP is distributed under the GNU General Public License version
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2; for details, see the file LICENSE. Pointers to the algorithms
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used are in ALGORITHMS.
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1996-09-27 12:11:12 +00:00
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COMMERCIAL USE
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1996-09-27 11:47:06 +00:00
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1996-09-27 12:11:12 +00:00
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This program may or may not infringe certain US patents pertaining
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to arithmetic coding and to the block-sorting transformation itself.
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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
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use of this program could render you liable to unfriendly legal
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action.
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