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diff --git a/development/snappy/README b/development/snappy/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0d694cb59e --- /dev/null +++ b/development/snappy/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +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. + +Snappy has previously been called "Zippy" in some Google presentations +and the like. |