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1 | niro | 816 | This file is an abridged version of README from bzip2 1.0.4 |
2 | Build instructions (which are not relevant to busyboxed bzip2) | ||
3 | are removed. | ||
4 | =========================================================== | ||
5 | |||
6 | |||
7 | This is the README for bzip2/libzip2. | ||
8 | This version is fully compatible with the previous public releases. | ||
9 | |||
10 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
11 | This file is part of bzip2/libbzip2, a program and library for | ||
12 | lossless, block-sorting data compression. | ||
13 | |||
14 | bzip2/libbzip2 version 1.0.4 of 20 December 2006 | ||
15 | Copyright (C) 1996-2006 Julian Seward <jseward@bzip.org> | ||
16 | |||
17 | Please read the WARNING, DISCLAIMER and PATENTS sections in this file. | ||
18 | |||
19 | This program is released under the terms of the license contained | ||
20 | in the file LICENSE. | ||
21 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
22 | |||
23 | Please read and be aware of the following: | ||
24 | |||
25 | |||
26 | WARNING: | ||
27 | |||
28 | This program and library (attempts to) compress data by | ||
29 | performing several non-trivial transformations on it. | ||
30 | Unless you are 100% familiar with *all* the algorithms | ||
31 | contained herein, and with the consequences of modifying them, | ||
32 | you should NOT meddle with the compression or decompression | ||
33 | machinery. Incorrect changes can and very likely *will* | ||
34 | lead to disastrous loss of data. | ||
35 | |||
36 | |||
37 | DISCLAIMER: | ||
38 | |||
39 | I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA ARISING FROM THE | ||
40 | USE OF THIS PROGRAM/LIBRARY, HOWSOEVER CAUSED. | ||
41 | |||
42 | Every compression of a file implies an assumption that the | ||
43 | compressed file can be decompressed to reproduce the original. | ||
44 | Great efforts in design, coding and testing have been made to | ||
45 | ensure that this program works correctly. However, the complexity | ||
46 | of the algorithms, and, in particular, the presence of various | ||
47 | special cases in the code which occur with very low but non-zero | ||
48 | probability make it impossible to rule out the possibility of bugs | ||
49 | remaining in the program. DO NOT COMPRESS ANY DATA WITH THIS | ||
50 | PROGRAM UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE POSSIBILITY, HOWEVER | ||
51 | SMALL, THAT THE DATA WILL NOT BE RECOVERABLE. | ||
52 | |||
53 | That is not to say this program is inherently unreliable. | ||
54 | Indeed, I very much hope the opposite is true. bzip2/libbzip2 | ||
55 | has been carefully constructed and extensively tested. | ||
56 | |||
57 | |||
58 | PATENTS: | ||
59 | |||
60 | To the best of my knowledge, bzip2/libbzip2 does not use any | ||
61 | patented algorithms. However, I do not have the resources | ||
62 | to carry out a patent search. Therefore I cannot give any | ||
63 | guarantee of the above statement. | ||
64 | |||
65 | |||
66 | I hope you find bzip2 useful. Feel free to contact me at | ||
67 | jseward@bzip.org | ||
68 | if you have any suggestions or queries. Many people mailed me with | ||
69 | comments, suggestions and patches after the releases of bzip-0.15, | ||
70 | bzip-0.21, and bzip2 versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, | ||
71 | 1.0.2 and 1.0.3, and the changes in bzip2 are largely a result of this | ||
72 | feedback. I thank you for your comments. | ||
73 | |||
74 | bzip2's "home" is http://www.bzip.org/ | ||
75 | |||
76 | Julian Seward | ||
77 | jseward@bzip.org | ||
78 | Cambridge, UK. | ||
79 | |||
80 | 18 July 1996 (version 0.15) | ||
81 | 25 August 1996 (version 0.21) | ||
82 | 7 August 1997 (bzip2, version 0.1) | ||
83 | 29 August 1997 (bzip2, version 0.1pl2) | ||
84 | 23 August 1998 (bzip2, version 0.9.0) | ||
85 | 8 June 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5) | ||
86 | 4 Sept 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5d) | ||
87 | 5 May 2000 (bzip2, version 1.0pre8) | ||
88 | 30 December 2001 (bzip2, version 1.0.2pre1) | ||
89 | 15 February 2005 (bzip2, version 1.0.3) | ||
90 | 20 December 2006 (bzip2, version 1.0.4) |