Agreed, and I think people do not fully understand it because the way it happens is not safety based the way you describe it. The question is not is X safe and

Agreed, and I think people do not fully understand it because the way it happens is not safety based the way you describe it. The question is not is X safe and Y unsafe, the question is each on its own. Is X safe, and will it still work on old systems or in ten years? Yes, 100%.is y safe and still work in ten years? Well some old system might have issues, and the patents might still exists, and.... If you're a developer, gzip is simply the best option. It's not the best, but it's good enough and it's safe.