~1,8 GB of ~180'000 #debian/copyright files compressed to a 12 MB .tar.xz files: not bad at all… #embarassingCompressibility
Jakukyo Friel, Douglas Perkins, Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer, sazius likes this.
I suppose it's reasonable enough. The alternative is shorthand of some sort, which would certainly confuse people. :-/