bzip2 patent status query

From: jbradford@dial.pipex.com
Date: Wed Jul 10 2002 - 10:54:51 EST


Is bzip2 *definitely* patent-unencumbered?

It claims to be on it's home page, but I found this from the OpenBSD people:

http://www.openbsd.org/2.8_packages/m68k/bzip-0.21.tgz-long.html

> I think it's time to have bzip2 support in the kernel. I know the discussion
> about the speed and memory issues that are around with this. But everything
> in this patch is optional. You may use these new features if you want, you
> do not have to use them...
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