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bzip2

bzip2 is an open-source data compressor and the associated libbzip2 library, hosted at Sourceware. It is distributed under a BSD-style licence that permits use for any purpose.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. bzip2 is open-source under a BSD-style licence and, to the author's knowledge, patent-free, so it can be used for any purpose.[1]

  2. The current stable version is bzip2 1.0.8.[2]

  3. The code is organised as a library (libbzip2) with a programming interface that other programs can use to read and write .bz2 files.[3]

  4. The licence permits redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with conditions including retaining the copyright notice and plainly marking altered source versions.[4]

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References

  1. bzip2 : Home · sourceware.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. bzip2 : Home · sourceware.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. bzip2 : Home · sourceware.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. bzip2 LICENSE file · sourceware.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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