| 1 | DESCRIPTION |
1 | DESCRIPTION |
| 2 | LZF is an extremely fast (not that much slower than a pure memcpy) |
2 | LZF is an extremely fast (not that much slower than a pure memcpy) |
| 3 | compression algorithm. It is ideal for applications where you want to |
3 | compression algorithm. It is ideal for applications where you want to |
| 4 | save *some* space but not at the cost of speed. It is ideal for |
4 | save *some* space but not at the cost of speed. It is ideal for |
| 5 | repetitive data as well. The module is self-contained and very small (no |
5 | repetitive data as well. The module is self-contained and very small. |
| 6 | large library to be pulled in). |
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| 8 | I have no idea wether any patents in any countries apply to this |
7 | It's written in ISO-C with no external dependencies other than what |
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11 | A C♯ implementation without external dependencies is available, too. |
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13 | I do not know for certain whether any patents in any countries apply |
| 9 | algorithm, but at the moment it is believed that it is free from any |
14 | to this algorithm, but at the moment it is believed that it is free |
| 10 | patents. More importantly, it is also free to use in every software |
15 | from any patents. More importantly, it is also free to use in every |
| 11 | package (see COPYING). |
16 | software package (see LICENSE). |
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| 13 | See the lzf.h file for details on how the functions in this |
18 | See the lzf.h file for details on how the functions in this |
| 14 | mini-library are to be used. |
19 | mini-library are to be used. |
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| 16 | NOTE: This package contains a very bare-bones command-line utility |
21 | NOTE: This package contains a very bare-bones command-line utility |
| 17 | which is neither optimized for speed nor for compression. This library |
22 | which is neither optimized for speed nor for compression. This library |
| 18 | is really intented to be used inside larger programs. |
23 | is really intended to be used inside larger programs. |
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| 20 | AUTHOR |
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| 21 | This library was written by Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> (See also |
26 | This library was written by Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> (See also |
| 22 | http://liblzf.plan9.de/). |
27 | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/liblzf). |
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