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From Daniel R. Anderson
Subject Re: PostgreSQL downloads compressed with bzip2 instead of
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Msg-id 1048178846.12319.1.camel@ny-chicagostreet2c-110.buf.adelphia.net
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL downloads compressed with bzip2 instead of  (greg@turnstep.com)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL downloads compressed with bzip2 instead of  (Joel Rodrigues <borgempath@Phreaker.net>)
Re: PostgreSQL downloads compressed with bzip2 instead of  (Joel Rodrigues <joelrodrigues@Phreaker.net>)
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I agree that bz2 might very well speed up download over a dialup line.
I was, however, pointing out that one of the arguments as to why
downloads should be available in bz2 format -- to minimize required disk
space -- was specious.

<snip>
> I think the real argument in favor of providing a bz2 alternative to gz
> *is* the time to download. Loading a Postgres tarball over a dialup line
> is much faster with bz2 rather than gz.
<snip>
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