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> This is because you don't wont to read the actual arguments people are making:
> saving space is still an issue for example in live CDs, embedded systems
> (where one still has to ship some files such as copyrights), or simply to email them;
> zipping still provides a speed advantage when the CPU is mostly idle while the
> disk is a bottleneck. I already wrote this, but you simply ignore the existence
> of the advantages.
Sorry, you don't want to read my arguments. By compressing on the file system level considerably more space could be saved *and* it would be completely transparent for any program reading (or even writing) the files. What you argue for is just a complex kluge with a great breakage and annoyance potential, not a real solution.