This guy used to go around GNU mailing lists (and others) trying to get us to use lzip.

https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2017-06/msg00044.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/06/msg00433.html

It was a bit bizarre when he hit the Octave mailing list.

Eventually, people just wanted xz back:

http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/opinion-bring-back-Octav...