> SharpZipLib looks to be more actively maintained and with clearer and > more > permissive licensing. It's a dependency of most of my project anyway so I > would not mind it.
Kind of. On the other hand when it's done, like *done*, there's not much to change. > An alternative to an external dependency is an intree copy with > unnecesary > bits(eg. bzip2,tar) removed. Depends on the license. But that's option as well. Only problem is maintaining it up to date... > Out of curiosity why is DeflateStream/GZipStream not enough? Deflate is raw data compression. Zlib that core guys used, needs some zlib headers etc. Same as gzip, that has different headers etc. -- Mgr. Jiří Činčura Independent IT Specialist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Firebird-net-provider mailing list Firebird-net-provider@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-net-provider