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Subject:	RE: RFP: UPX (Was Re: reducing binary distribution size with UPX)
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Date:	Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:15:51 +1100
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Thread-Topic:	RFP: UPX (Was Re: reducing binary distribution size with UPX)
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From:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To:	"Stephano Mariani" <sk DOT mail AT btinternet DOT com>,
	"Gerrit P. Haase" <gp AT familiehaase DOT de>, "Lapo Luchini" <lapo AT lapo DOT it>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephano Mariani [mailto:sk DOT mail AT btinternet DOT com] 
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 10:14 AM
> To: Robert Collins; 'Gerrit P. Haase'; 'Lapo Luchini'
> Cc: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: RFP: UPX (Was Re: reducing binary distribution 
> size with UPX)
> 
> 
> I never intended to imply that the packages should be 
> distributed compressed, but perhaps UPX functionality could 
> (in the distant not so near future) be integrated into setup, 
> such that the installed files could be compressed at the 
> users discretion based on its size. :)

Such things are certainly possible. 

Rob

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