Re: [Savannah-register-public] submission of Dynzip - savannah.nongnu.org

[Ole Tange]

Any news on this?

/Ole

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:32 AM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden,
> address@hidden
>
>
> Ole Tange <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gplv3orlater
> Other License:
> Package: Dynzip
> System name: dynzip
> Type: non-GNU software & documentation
>
> Description:
> Dynzip is an experimental meta compressor. It works as a filter like "cat |
> gzip | cat", but instead of the user selecting the compression level, the
> level will be adjusted while running.
>
> If the pipe receiving data from Dynzip is blocked, Dynzip will spend the time
> compressing the data harder.
>
> The actual compression will be done by existing tools (lzop, gzip, bzip2,
> lzip) and may be extended in the future.
>
> The prototype is written in Perl, but the production ready program may have to
> be ported to a compiled language.
>
> Other Software Required:
> Perl - artistic license
>
> Optional (will only be used if installed):
> gzip
> lzop
> lzip
> bzip2
>
>
> Other Comments:
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>  Message sent via/by Savannah
>  http://savannah.nongnu.org/
>
>