Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:58:25 +0800 From: LI Xin <delphij@delphij.net> To: Divacky Roman <xdivac02@stud.fit.vutbr.cz> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HEADSUP: Replacing GNU gzip(1) implementation with a BSD licensed version Message-ID: <45BA2521.9020106@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <20070126105822.GA72945@stud.fit.vutbr.cz> References: <45B9D204.9030503@delphij.net> <20070126105822.GA72945@stud.fit.vutbr.cz>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Divacky Roman wrote: > On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 06:03:48PM +0800, LI Xin wrote: >> Dear folks, >> >> A BSD licensed gzip version has been ported from NetBSD, in order to >> replace the current GNU GPL'ed gzip version found in our base system. >> >> The new gzip would be added to src/usr.bin. It is expected to hit the >> tree soon. > > how does performance compare between the bsdzip and gzip? If you mean speed, I have only tested this roughly on an Xeon based i386 box, and the result was that difference are within epsilon. Cheers, -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFuiUhOfuToMruuMARA5BtAJ4wY84a7P8PR5YQheXzB189Yb8gxACbBYyI Djo8sZigKMnY4kEQBsKdQLQ= =Y1r9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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