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From: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: compress files patch for mac/make-package
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    Because, unlike on GNU and Unix systems, the installed tree is
    frequently moved to other machines or archived to become a binary
    distribution.

Ok, if Windows users generally think .el files shouldn't be compressed
on Windows, then let's not compress them on Windows.