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diff --git a/development/snappy/README b/development/snappy/README index 0d694cb59e653..01f12d35f06cb 100644 --- a/development/snappy/README +++ b/development/snappy/README @@ -1,21 +1,23 @@ -Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for maximum -compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; instead, -it aims for very high speeds and reasonable compression. For instance, -compared to the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster -for most inputs, but the resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to -100% bigger. (For more information, see "Performance", below.) +Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for +maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression +library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable +compression. For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib, +Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the +resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100% bigger. (For +more information, see "Performance", below.) Snappy has the following properties: -* Fast: Compression speeds at 250 MB/sec and beyond, with no assembler code. -See "Performance" below. -* Stable: Over the last few years, Snappy has compressed and decompressed -petabytes of data in Google's production environment. The Snappy bitstream -format is stable and will not change between versions. -* Robust: The Snappy decompressor is designed not to crash in the face of -corrupted or malicious input. -* Free and open source software: Snappy is licensed under a BSD-type license. -For more information, see the included COPYING file. +* Fast: Compression speeds at 250 MB/sec and beyond, with no assembler + code. See "Performance" below. +* Stable: Over the last few years, Snappy has compressed and + decompressed petabytes of data in Google's production environment. The + Snappy bitstream format is stable and will not change between + versions. +* Robust: The Snappy decompressor is designed not to crash in the face + of corrupted or malicious input. +* Free and open source software: Snappy is licensed under a BSD-type + license. For more information, see the included COPYING file. Snappy has previously been called "Zippy" in some Google presentations and the like. |