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From: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD: The Storage Wars
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> > problem if you want to have an image of a DVD on you ext2-partition....
> > FreeBSD has not such a low limit, IIRC
> 
> Linux-Alpha doesn't have the 2 gig problem, and the 2.2 series does have
> patches available to go past the 2 gig limit.

	Which is why I personally don't like Linux. It seems that you're 
always loading patches to fix little problems. :) Granted FreeBSD has 
patches too. But when was the last time you needed a patch? :) Anyways, 
isn't the Linux patch still limited to 8 gigs or so?


					Rick


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