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uncompressed gzip releases please

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
Subject: bug#25538: closed (Re: bug#25538: uncompressed gzip releases please)
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:41:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#25538: uncompressed gzip releases please

which was filed against the gzip package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 25538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
Cc: 25538-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25538: uncompressed gzip releases please
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:40:01 -0700

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On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org> wrote:
> Please make gzip releases in some non-gzip/xz/lzip/bzip form, that is,
> uncompressed or .zip.
>
> I and a colleague just had to waste time explaining to a user how to
> download an old version available as .tar, compile it, and then use that
> to install the new version.  (No, evidently he had no binary. Whatever ...)
>
> It costs nothing to make the releases available in another format than
> .tar.*z, so ... ok? .zip would probably be best, to placate the
> Windows world, but anything would be better than nothing.  --thanks, karl.

Hi Karl,
It's a simple change that is likely to help more than a few, so here's
the diff I'll soon push:

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From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: uncompressed gzip releases please
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:34:43 GMT

Please make gzip releases in some non-gzip/xz/lzip/bzip form, that is,
uncompressed or .zip.

I and a colleague just had to waste time explaining to a user how to
download an old version available as .tar, compile it, and then use that
to install the new version.  (No, evidently he had no binary. Whatever ...)

It costs nothing to make the releases available in another format than
.tar.*z, so ... ok? .zip would probably be best, to placate the
Windows world, but anything would be better than nothing.  --thanks, karl.

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