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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.
In a Nutshell, bzip2...
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took an estimated 3 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in August, 1997
ending with its most recent commit almost 5 years ago
Quick Reference
https://github.com/libarchive/bzip2
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities
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