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1 | 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) |