Re: LZ: Compression program (and quest
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-> > -> >This method is known as the Lempel-Ziv algorithm.
-> > ->
-> > -> That is interesting, thanks. But how efficient is that with
-> data > -> files that are more random?
-> >
-> > It's patended.
->
-> I don't think it is patented anymore. It was invented in 1977 which
-> was 19 years ago. The patent therfore expired a couple years ago.
-> It is now public domain. However, I am rethinking and I thought that
-> for ZCompress or whatever the name will be, a arithmetic compression
-> algorithm would work best. Although slow, it provides for excellent
-> compression, which is the main reason for the compressor.
I think it still is patended, I heard that it will expire soon, but not
yet. I could be wrong.
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