On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 09:25:51AM -0700, Rich Burridge wrote: > bzip2 is a free and open source block sorting lossless data > compression algorithm with comparatively high compression efficiency. > > pbzip2 is a parallel implementation of the bzip2 algorithm using > pthreads written in C++ by Jeff Gilchrist that retains file > compatibility with the common bzip2(1) application included in > Solaris and many other operating systems
Is there a reason we're not delivering this version as the real bzip2, then just providing a symlink? What is the advantage of the non-parallel implementation exactly to mean it needs a new name? regards john
