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@@ -6,17 +6,20 @@ gzip or bzip2. Pdlzip decompresses almost as fast as gzip and compresses better than bzip2, which makes it well suited for software distribution and data archiving. +Pdlzip uses the lzip file format; the files produced by pdlzip are +(hope)fully compatible with lzip-1.4 or newer. Pdlzip is in fact a +"public domain" version of the lzip data compressor, intended for those +who can't distribute GPL licensed Free Software. + Pdlzip is also able to decompress legacy lzma-alone (.lzma) files. -Pdlzip is a "public domain" version of the lzip data compressor, -intended for those who can't distribute GPL licensed Free Software. Pdlzip is written in C. -Pdlzip uses public domain compression code from the LZMA SDK written by -Igor Pavlov. +Pdlzip includes public domain compression code from the LZMA SDK written +by Igor Pavlov. -Copyright (C) 2010, 2011, 2012 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Copyright (C) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This file is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. |