Bug#39299: PROPOSAL] permit/require use of bz2 for source packages

[Goswin Brederlow <goswin.brederlow@student.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:

> But yeah, I'd be happy to compress the X source archives as aggressively as
> possible.  bzip2 with the throttle wide open, or whatever.  I wouldn't be
> worried about the hard hit taken by uncompressing it, since people without
> really manly machines won't be compiling X anyway.

Thats what your saying. :) I compiled X on m68k, took about 24 H on a
060, i.e. the strongest m68k system.

But what do I care if it takes 24H and 5 minutes because bzip2 takes 5 
minutes more to uncompress?

But I realy do care if I need another zip to carry debian updates
home, because they are gziped, especially if I have one lees than I
would need. :)

May the Source be with you.
			Goswin