> -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general- > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ivan Voras > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:28 PM > To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Are there plans to add data compression feature > to postgresql? > > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > Craig Ringer wrote: > >> So - it's potentially even worth compressing the wire protocol for > use > >> on a 100 megabit LAN if a lightweight scheme like LZO can be used. > > > > LZO is under the GPL though. > > But liblzf is BSD-style. > > http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/liblzf.html Here is a 64 bit windows port of that library: http://cap.connx.com/chess-engines/new-approach/liblzf34.zip It has fantastic compression/decompression speed (100 MB well under a second to either compress or decompress) and I see about 50% compression. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)To make changes to your subscription:http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
