[Tfug] Why is the Linux Kernel Image Compressed on Disk?

[Michael Stenner]

On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 01:19:05PM -0700, Felix Tilley wrote:
> The Linux kernel image seems to be compressed on disc, usually with bzip2.
> 
> Why is this?

So it will fit on a floppy :)

					-Michael
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