Quoting Andy Sy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

> Also, why, oh why, did RH choose to make rpm use cpio 
> instead of tar/gzip???

Speculation:  Because, prior to v. 1.13, GNU tar had a tendency to
sometimes not store and retrieve file ownerships correctly?

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