This is bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor.
From the README:
To the best of my knowledge, bzip2 does not use any patented
algorithms. However, I do not have the resources available to
carry out a full patent search. Therefore I cannot give any
guarantee of the above statement.
Julian Seward
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool
pkgin
(which can be installed with pkg_add)
or
pkg_add(1)
(installed by default).
The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit
easy installation from source.
Available build options
(none)
Known vulnerabilities
(no vulnerabilities known)
The pkg_admin audit
command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in
security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate,
and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be
reported with
send-pr.
