Re: defrag on linux system

From: Chris Friesen (cfriesen_at_nortel.com)
Date: 08/25/05 

Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:22:02 -0600

Michael Heiming wrote:

> Peter already explained those things don't matter if there are
> multiple processes running/accessing hds. Keep in mind, Linux is
> not a doze replacement.

I realize that. I simply said that it apparently makes a difference on
Microsoft's filesystems, and provided a link to a Microsoft webpage
where they themselves say that it impacts win2k. Peter seems to
disagree with them, and I'm curious about it.

Chris

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