Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD?

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From	unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
Subject	Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD?
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Date	2012-03-22 20:14 +0000

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On 2012-03-22, 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> wrote:
> Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD?
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>
> Looking around at prices and advances in technology,
> next year will see sub 20nm SSD manufacturing and
> 100GB SSDs costing $50 or thereabouts.
>
> What to do with all that computing power?
>
> Excuse us, one thing that is bugging me this moment.
> Who says Linux had to format an SSD and why???????????

Any storage medium needs formatting, since each filessytem type stores
information in different ways on the medium. And you sure would not want
to use FAT with all its limitations as a universal filesystem.

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Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 19:29 +0000
  Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-03-22 20:14 +0000
    Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 20:16 +0000
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-03-22 21:31 +0100
        Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 20:43 +0000
          Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-03-22 21:52 +0100
            Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? "Henk & Ingrid" <Henk_Ingrid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-22 22:56 +0100
              Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 22:04 -0400
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-03-22 21:14 +0000
        Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-22 22:46 +0000
          Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 16:29 +0100
          Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-26 23:43 +0300
            Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? hamilton <hamilton@nothere.com> - 2012-03-26 16:03 -0600
              Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2012-03-27 02:38 +0000
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-23 15:39 +0000
        Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2012-03-23 12:55 -0400
          Meet Ezekiel - Burson-Marselar employee trolling Linux Newsgroups 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-23 17:10 +0000
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            Re: Meet Ezekiel - Burson-Marselar employee trolling Linux Newsgroups "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2012-03-23 13:15 -0400
  Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2012-03-22 20:25 +0000
    Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-23 15:46 +0000
      Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-03-23 22:27 +0100
        Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-03-23 21:42 +0000
          Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2012-03-25 09:08 -0400
  Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2012-03-22 17:18 -0400
    Re: Next year will see 100GB SSD cheap as chips, but why does Linux need to format an SSD? Greg Hennessy <me@privacy.org> - 2012-03-23 23:02 +1100

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