linux-kernel - Re: [kernel.org users] XZ Migration discussion

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Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:51:29 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"J.H." <warthog9@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, mirrors@...nel.org,
	users@...nel.org, "FTPAdmin Kernel.org" <ftpadmin@...nel.org>,
	lasse.collin@...aani.org
Subject: Re: [kernel.org users] XZ Migration discussion

Hi!

> Option 1)
> 
> Leave gz as the master, and migrate bz2 to xz.  This will happen in
> stages obviously. with bz2 ultimately being phased out.
> 
> 	Migration option 1)
> 
> 		All new content would be provided in .bz2 and .xz with
> 		an ultimate date set that the .bz2 files would stop
> 		being generated with new content.  This would leave all
> 		existing content alone and it would not be a migration
> 		of the current .bz2 files to xz

I believe this is cleanest. gzip has performance advantages, and old
files suddenly disappearing would be just weird.

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