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Mar 2006
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May 2, 2008, 09:24 AM
Local time: May 2, 2008, 08:24 AM
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True.
Fun fact - LZMA, the algorithm used by 7zip for the .7z format, compresses both better and faster than BZip2, which is used for many Linux source tarballs and other such things.
Oh, wait, not always. See, BZip2 eats LZMA's lunch when it comes to compressing text.
Point is that different algorithms work differently and with varying levels of efficiency on varying types of data. If KGB can squeeze a disc image down to such a tiny sliver of its initial size, I can almost guarantee that there's some other kind of data on which it cannot operate nearly as formidably.
As for 7zip, in my experience it's been pretty quick to compress and decompress, but maybe you guys are RARing different kinds of files. I usually use it for installers and for my unattended Windows setup work.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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CelticWhisper