From:	mfb AT mbunix DOT mitre DOT org (Michael F Brenner)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Smaller distribution archives
Date:	12 Nov 1996 18:31:02 GMT
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"Malcolm Taylor" <malcolm AT manawatu DOT gen DOT nz> wrote:
> What should I call it? [the new free archiver that is 2.5 times as
> compressed as PKZIP?

That depends on how reliable the decompression is. If you occasionally
get messages like <CANNOT DECOMPRESS WHAT I COMPRESSED, SORRY> then you
could call it sorryzip. If it is more reliable than PKZIP, and works on
bigger files than PKZIP, and almost always can decompress what it compresses,
then you will be proud to call it MTZIP or NZZIP or whatever you wish.
A critical question is whether the compression technology is truly free    
software, and whether it is truly original. If the compression technology
is a copy of stuff that is restricted by law in certain countries, then
the product is not as useful as truly free software. Conversely, if it is
truly original, then be sure to publish an immediatel paper showing the
new compression methodology and name that compression method after 
yourself. For myself, I have some very large un*x and DOS directory
trees to test it on when you post it. Good luck in this application. 

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