Re: bzip2 patent status query

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:08:57 +0100 (BST)


> Is bzip2 *definitely* patent-unencumbered?

Who knows. Move out of the USA if it worries you

> It claims to be on it's home page, but I found this from the OpenBSD people:
> http://www.openbsd.org/2.8_packages/m68k/bzip-0.21.tgz-long.html

bzip != bzip2. bzip is known to be not usable in the USSA
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