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The Linux e2compr package consists of a set of patches and utilities to provide transparent compression and decompression in the second extended (ext2) filesystem.

e2compr has a long and chequered history of revision and abandonment. This site is a rally point for any surviving e2compr coding efforts.
Actually there is a 2.6 kernel version available for upstream kernels (2.6.22-25). The kernel 2.4. version is known to run with the latest 2.4 series kernels (2.4.26-32).

An first effort to port e2compr for the ext3 filesystem was made (e3compr) but is not finished yet.

A Brief History of e2compr

Genesis (Linux 1.2 / 1.3, 1995-1997): http://www.etca.fr/Users/Antoine+de+Maricourt/english/e2compress.html

Antoine Dumesnil de Maricourt

The Second Age (Linux 2.0 / 2.2, 1997-2000): http://e2compr.memalpha.cx/e2compr/

Linux 2.0 and 2.2 ports, and substantial enhancement, by Peter Moulder and others. Peter's many addresses include:

Various alternate sites existed during this era:

The Third Age (Linux 2.4.<=17, 2001-2002): http://www.alizt.com/

Linux 2.4 port by Denis Richard and Pierre Peiffer. The site still exists, but appears inactive.

The Modern Age (Linux 2.4.>17 / 2.6, 2003-2004): http://e2compr.sourceforge.net/

The New Age (Linux 2.4.>=26 / 2.6.>=22, 2007-2008): http://e2compr.sourceforge.net/

Linux 2.6 port started by Paul Whittaker and Terry Loveall. Finially finished 2.6.2x development and currently maintained by Matthias Winkler.

The original custodian of the new SourceForge site was Tim Southerwood.
It was later the subject of an abandoned project takeover by the current maintainer, Bodo Thiesen.