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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2025 12:37:30 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> > Certainly, but keeping it separate allows for some fine-tuning (e.g.
> > picking a larger inode size for a partition where small files will
> > be the exception rather than the rule.)
> >   
> Crikey, how long has THAT been an issue. Like the time you had to
> define how many TCP/IP buffers or virtual ttys you had... Suddenly
> there was enough memory and disk space to not give a shit

Everybody can feel free to make their own judgements - but in my own
experience, "more than enough disk space" always manages to grind its
way down to "not as much space as I thought" eventually. Parkinson's
Law is an insidious force...