1 | This file is an abridged version of README from bzip2 1.0.4
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2 | Build instructions (which are not relevant to busyboxed bzip2)
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3 | are removed.
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4 | ===========================================================
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7 | This is the README for bzip2/libzip2.
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8 | This version is fully compatible with the previous public releases.
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9 |
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10 | ------------------------------------------------------------------
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11 | This file is part of bzip2/libbzip2, a program and library for
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12 | lossless, block-sorting data compression.
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13 |
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14 | bzip2/libbzip2 version 1.0.4 of 20 December 2006
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15 | Copyright (C) 1996-2006 Julian Seward <jseward@bzip.org>
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16 |
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17 | Please read the WARNING, DISCLAIMER and PATENTS sections in this file.
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18 |
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19 | This program is released under the terms of the license contained
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20 | in the file LICENSE.
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21 | ------------------------------------------------------------------
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22 |
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23 | Please read and be aware of the following:
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25 |
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26 | WARNING:
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27 |
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28 | This program and library (attempts to) compress data by
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29 | performing several non-trivial transformations on it.
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30 | Unless you are 100% familiar with *all* the algorithms
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31 | contained herein, and with the consequences of modifying them,
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32 | you should NOT meddle with the compression or decompression
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33 | machinery. Incorrect changes can and very likely *will*
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34 | lead to disastrous loss of data.
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35 |
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36 |
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37 | DISCLAIMER:
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38 |
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39 | I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA ARISING FROM THE
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40 | USE OF THIS PROGRAM/LIBRARY, HOWSOEVER CAUSED.
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41 |
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42 | Every compression of a file implies an assumption that the
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43 | compressed file can be decompressed to reproduce the original.
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44 | Great efforts in design, coding and testing have been made to
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45 | ensure that this program works correctly. However, the complexity
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46 | of the algorithms, and, in particular, the presence of various
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47 | special cases in the code which occur with very low but non-zero
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48 | probability make it impossible to rule out the possibility of bugs
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49 | remaining in the program. DO NOT COMPRESS ANY DATA WITH THIS
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50 | PROGRAM UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE POSSIBILITY, HOWEVER
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51 | SMALL, THAT THE DATA WILL NOT BE RECOVERABLE.
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52 |
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53 | That is not to say this program is inherently unreliable.
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54 | Indeed, I very much hope the opposite is true. bzip2/libbzip2
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55 | has been carefully constructed and extensively tested.
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56 |
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57 |
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58 | PATENTS:
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59 |
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60 | To the best of my knowledge, bzip2/libbzip2 does not use any
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61 | patented algorithms. However, I do not have the resources
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62 | to carry out a patent search. Therefore I cannot give any
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63 | guarantee of the above statement.
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64 |
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65 |
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66 | I hope you find bzip2 useful. Feel free to contact me at
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67 | jseward@bzip.org
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68 | if you have any suggestions or queries. Many people mailed me with
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69 | comments, suggestions and patches after the releases of bzip-0.15,
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70 | bzip-0.21, and bzip2 versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1,
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71 | 1.0.2 and 1.0.3, and the changes in bzip2 are largely a result of this
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72 | feedback. I thank you for your comments.
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73 |
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74 | bzip2's "home" is http://www.bzip.org/
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75 |
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76 | Julian Seward
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77 | jseward@bzip.org
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78 | Cambridge, UK.
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79 |
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80 | 18 July 1996 (version 0.15)
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81 | 25 August 1996 (version 0.21)
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82 | 7 August 1997 (bzip2, version 0.1)
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83 | 29 August 1997 (bzip2, version 0.1pl2)
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84 | 23 August 1998 (bzip2, version 0.9.0)
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85 | 8 June 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5)
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86 | 4 Sept 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5d)
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87 | 5 May 2000 (bzip2, version 1.0pre8)
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88 | 30 December 2001 (bzip2, version 1.0.2pre1)
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89 | 15 February 2005 (bzip2, version 1.0.3)
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90 | 20 December 2006 (bzip2, version 1.0.4)
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