Xz format inadequate for long-term archiving

Abstract One of the challenges of digital preservation is the evaluation of data formats. It is important to choose well-designed data formats for long-term archiving. This article describes the reasons why the xz compressed data format is inadequate for long-term archiving and inadvisable for data sharing and for free software distribution. The relevant weaknesses and design errors in the xz form

[tmatsuu]

gzip、bzip2に代わる圧縮形式として最近持て囃されるxzは長期保存に向いていない。ほほう。

[LaclefYoshi]

Linuxカーネルの配布などで使われているxz圧縮はいろいろ問題あり