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From: Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
Subject: Re: Decompression speed: zip vs lzo
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Sam Vilain wrote:
> I do really like LZOP as far as compression algorithms go.  It seems a
> lot faster for not a huge loss in ratio.

Coincidentally, I read this today on an algorithm (LZMA - same as 7zip)
which is very slow to compress, high ratio but quick decompression:

  http://use.perl.org/~acme/journal/35330

Which sounds excellent for squeezing those "archive packs" into even
more ridiculously tiny spaces.

Samn.