Tim wrote: > Tim: >>> Generally speaking, trying to compress something that's already >>> compressed doesn't gain you anything. Often, things will get bigger >>> (e.g. new archive headers will be added to the file), and you're just >>> creating more decompressing work to be done. > > Mike McCarty: >> Yes, that's correct. However, when a file has very little >> actual redundancy, sometimes recompression can have a dramatic >> effect. > > It shouldn't if the compression routine was well written, in the first > place. > Let me say this politely, go learn something about compression and entropy. You're completely confused about how compression works. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
