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Subject: Re: RFC: Dropping gzip'd docs on the FTP site
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On 2003-05-18 18:11, Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> wrote:
>* Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> [2003-05-18 15:59]:
>>
>> At the moment the docs on the FTP site are available in gzip, bzip2, and
>> zip format.
>>
>> How do people feel about dropping support for gzip?  FreeBSD's shipped
>> with bzip for a while, and the zip format covers platforms where gzip or
>> bzip isn't common.
>
> Fine with me.  Any particular reason?  Is this another de-GNU-ity?

It'll also save some space (and lots of i-nodes) on the ftp master and
its mirrors.  Go fer it :)