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Old 10-13-2012, 11:29 AM   #1
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Ubuntu 13.04 To Look At XZ-Compressed Packages


http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...tem&px=MTIwNTk

Slackware and many live distros have been using xz(lzma) for a long time.

I do not remember if it has something to do with patents...
 
Old 10-13-2012, 12:12 PM   #2
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It has nothing to do with patents, Ubuntu is just slow to catch up.
 
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