--- liblzf/README 2002/06/09 22:41:34 1.1 +++ liblzf/README 2005/04/14 20:38:50 1.4 @@ -2,13 +2,18 @@ LZF is an extremely fast (not that much slower than a pure memcpy) compression algorithm. It is ideal for applications where you want to save *some* space but not at the cost of speed. It is ideal for - repetitive data as well. The module is self-contained and very small (no - large library to be pulled in). + repetitive data as well. The module is self-contained and very small. - I have no idea wether any patents in any countries apply to this - algorithm, but at the moment it is believed that it is free from any - patents. More importantly, it is also free to use in every software - package (see COPYING). + It's written in ISO-C with no external dependencies other than what + C provides and can easily be #include'd into your code, no makefile + changes or library builds requires. + + A C♯ implementation without external dependencies is available, too. + + I do not know for certain wether any patents in any countries apply + to this algorithm, but at the moment it is believed that it is free + from any patents. More importantly, it is also free to use in every + software package (see LICENSE). See the lzf.h file for details on how the functions in this mini-library are to be used. @@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ is really intented to be used inside larger programs. AUTHOR - This library was written by Marc Lehmann (See also + This library was written by Marc Lehmann (See also http://liblzf.plan9.de/).