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

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Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:54:20 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
CC:	James Cloos <cloos@...loos.com>, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	lasse.collin@...aani.org,
	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, mirrors@...nel.org,
	users@...nel.org, "FTPAdmin Kernel.org" <ftpadmin@...nel.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [kernel.org users] XZ Migration discussion

On 02/16/2010 09:40 PM, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> 
> This raises the point of the maturity of the tools BTW. GZ is mature,
> BZ2 has become mature over the years, XZ is very recent and may still
> be buggy at times. We'll only know that when people will complain that
> they cannot open one file from time to time.
> 

This isn't a huge problem.  Since it is generated content we can, if
necessary, run a robot over the archive and verify and regenerate files
that have problems.

	-hpa
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