Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 13:38:53 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Brandon Falk <bfalk_bsd@brandonfa.lk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SMP Version of tar Message-ID: <CAF6rxgnLQm5srZM-H053uNXerPRaHeGGx0KvBB7ChhLq=V5m5w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5069C9FC.6020400@brandonfa.lk> References: <5069C9FC.6020400@brandonfa.lk>
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On 1 October 2012 12:51, Brandon Falk <bfalk_bsd@brandonfa.lk> wrote: > I would be willing to work on a SMP version of tar (initially just gzip or > something). > > I don't have the best experience in compression, and how to multi-thread it, > but I think I would be able to learn and help out. > > Note: I would like to make this for *BSD under the BSD license. I am aware > that there are already tools to do this (under GPL), but I would really like > to see this existent in the FreeBSD base. > > Anyone interested? Tim Kientzle (cced) is the person to talk with. Try to keep questions on the mailing list with him CCed so we all learn. :) -- Eitan Adler
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