# The archivers/bzip port

## bzip-0.21 – block-sorting file compressor, encumbered

## Description

    Bzip  compresses  files  using the Burrows-Wheeler-Fenwick
    block-sorting text compression algorithm.

    Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by
    more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and competitive with
    all but the best of the PPM family of statistical compressors.

    BZIP is distributed under the GNU General Public License version
    2; for details, see the file LICENSE. Pointers to the algorithms
    used are in ALGORITHMS.

    COMMERCIAL USE
    ==============

    This program may or may not infringe certain US patents pertaining
    to arithmetic coding and to the block-sorting transformation itself.
    Opinions differ as to the precise legal status of some of the
    algorithms used. Nevertheless, you should be aware that commercial
    use of this program could render you liable to unfriendly legal
    action.

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Distribution forbidden on cdroms
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Categories:
  archivers

## Library dependencies

## Build dependencies

- STEM->=1.21:textproc/groff

## Run dependencies