Re: bz2 release tarballs

[Karl Berry]

    would it be possible to see .tar.bz2 releases of gzip ?  not for the
    "gzip vs bzip2" debate, but for the case where gzip is broken on a
    system :)

That's why there is a plain .tar available (e.g.,
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/gzip-1.3.12.tar).  The few extra bytes of
download don't seem too important for such a rare occasion ...

Best,
Karl