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Project Summary

bzip2 is a freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. It typically compresses files to within 10% to 15% of the best available techniques (the PPM family of statistical compressors), whilst being around twice as fast at compression and six times faster at decompression.

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30 Day Summary

Sep 5 2026 — Oct 5 2026

12 Month Summary

Oct 5 2025 — Oct 5 2026

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