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Date:      Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:42:46 -0500
From:      Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
To:        "Simon J. Gerraty" <sjg@juniper.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Switching release media dist sets to .tzst (tar + zstd)?
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On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 14:02, Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@juniper.net> wrote:
>
> Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > Pros of zstd:
> > - Faster compression and decompression speeds.
> > - Aligns with the compression method used for FreeBSD packages.
>
> FWIW this should also allow the sets to be mountable using tarfs?
> Browse the content without having to unpack.

I imagine it would, yes.



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