Re: Suggestion to and how to alow different compression for .deb
On 27-Oct-99 Joey Hess wrote:
> You're going overboard. Debian should not use compression methords like rar
> that are non-free. Nor should it use archive formats, like rar, that do not
> include unix permissions and ownership information.
Right! Rar is a good compressor, but it is shareware. :|
> When a good unix fractal compression format comes along, we can talk.
But fractal compression is lossy, isnt'it?
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