From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1KTOr2-0001Xk-4o for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:08 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KTOqz-0001VH-PV for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:05 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KTOqy-0001Tk-4j for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:05 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33330 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KTOqx-0001TO-D5 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:03 -0400 Received: from mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.116]:53021) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KTOqx-0002Yy-5B for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:03 -0400 Received: from who8 (h-67-101-132-126.nycmny83.dynamic.covad.net[67.101.132.126]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc12) with SMTP id <2008081322295911200o6jk3e>; Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:30:00 +0000 From: "Gregg C Levine" To: "'The development of GRUB 2'" Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:10 -0400 Message-ID: <4227703DAAC14E94B8A7D3C141EC817F@who8> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6838 In-Reply-To: <87wsil9r5h.fsf@xs4all.nl> Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acj9KsvR0FGxcCnAQRCkF6MYgcQKYQAaDoEA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: NetCache Data OnTap 5.x Subject: RE: [PATCH] add pkzip support for gzio X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:30:06 -0000 Hello! Perhaps. But then again perhaps the crew from PKWare might also have been = confusing the issue. That's what comes from the problem of presenting software via = a clone who only knows how to present things, not properly explain them. I do know that we should call the module simply zip and support the = basic methods behind how the zip and unzip programs work on most Linux distributions. -- Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@worldnet.att.net "The Force will be with you always." Obi-Wan Kenobi =A0=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: grub-devel-bounces+hansolofalcon=3Dworldnet.att.net@gnu.org [mailto:grub-devel- > bounces+hansolofalcon=3Dworldnet.att.net@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Marco = Gerards > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 5:54 AM > To: The development of GRUB 2 > Subject: Re: [PATCH] add pkzip support for gzio >=20 > "Gregg Levine" writes: >=20 > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Marco Gerards wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> "y.volta" writes: > >> > >>> i've made a little patch for pkziped ( deflate mode ) file. by > >>> using this, we can have both gunzip and pkunzip supported: they = have > >>> only header different with the same file. ;-) > >>> > >>> please note, if your file is too small, pkzip will not = compress it > >>> but store the orginal data to the output file. > >> > >> Isn't this patented? > >> > >> -- > >> Marco > >> > > Hello! > > Correct. > > The name Pkzip is indeed copyrighted, by the firm who created the > > original tools. >=20 > You are confusing copyright and patents, they are a different thing > :-) >=20 > But if people say it is no longer patented, zip is fine for me. >=20 > -- > Marco >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel