Suggestion for GNU tar

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From: Michael I Bushnell
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 03:13

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   root@osnome.che.wisc.edu writes:

   > It would be nice if GNU tar could be configured to support gzip compression
   > as well as "compress" compression.

   Future versions of tar will support gzip. A *non official* patch
   for tar 1.11.1 is given in the gzip 0.8.1 distribution. With this
   patch, "tar -z" uses gzip, "tar -Z" uses compress.

The CURRENT version of tar supports gzip.  Simply install gzip as
`compress' and it will work without a hitch.

It is a very bad thing to use compress now that there is a better
alternative.  Anyone using compress is deliberately helping the patent
holders--change now, before you get sued!

	-mib

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From: mib@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell)
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Subject: Suggestion for GNU tar
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