Re: PostgreSQL downloads compressed with bzip2 instead of

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> Moral of the Story:
>
> A smaller file to download (via better compression) only decreases the
> time it takes to download.

I think the real argument in favor of providing a bz2 alternative to gz
*is* the time to download. Loading a Postgres tarball over a dialup line
is much faster with bz2 rather than gz. This has been covered on the list
before: I recall that most everyone agreed it was a good idea, but nobody
on the website appeared ready to follow through with it and actually
set up the bz2 files.

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
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