From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   R2-D2  wrote:   
   > Just wondering. Why did Pat turn   
   > https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src/rsync-3.2.4.tar.gz *(1.1M)* into   
   > http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/sourc   
   /n/rsync/rsync-3.2.4.tar.lz   
   > *(728K)*?   
   > Just to save disk space? The content is identical, I checked the hashes of   
   every   
   > single file.   
      
   That looks to be the reason.  Your numbers above show the .lz file as a   
   bit over 25% smaller than the .gz original.  Multiply an approximate   
   25% shrink across *all* source packages and you have quite a   
   substantial disk space savings.   
      
   And when trying to package into DVD disk sized chunks, disk space   
   savings can mean the difference between fitting into X vs X+1 DVD   
   disks.   
      
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