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Date:      Sun, 23 Jan 2000 22:36:16 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bzip2 in src tree (Was Re: ports/16252: bsd.port.mk: Add bzip2 support for distribution patches)
Message-ID:  <20000123223616.C44712@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001240115550.315-100000@picnic.mat.net>; from chuckr@picnic.mat.net on Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 01:19:32AM -0500
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001232205190.254-100000@localhost> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001240115550.315-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 01:19:32AM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote:
> No, I said ask me again in 18 months, not NOW.  Even if it didn't have the
> memory problem, gzip has greater compatibility and does the minimum
> job.  It's not required for the base system.

BUT, if we bzip2'ed the base system distribution, we'd be able to fit
more Packages on the 1st CDROM, and that is a BIG win.  With it in the
base system, we could also make pkg_add understand bzip2'ed packages --
again a BIG win as we could then fit more packages on the 1st CDROM.

-- 
-- David    (obrien@NUXI.com)


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