Re: [kernel.org users] XZ Migration discussion

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/14/2010 09:07 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
>> As a matter of fact, I am advocating the use of xz while I don't have
>> it installed on most of my machines. I really don't see this as a
>> blocker.
> 
> Eh?
> 
> Making many people around the world install uncommon tool is not
> something that should be done lightly.
> 

Indeed.

Let me make this straight before we waste more breath on this: we're not
going to go to xz only at this time.  Heck, we were getting pushback on
the idea of going to bz2 only *ten years* after it was deployed.

	-hpa
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