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> > And would it make sense (if the disks are large enough) to split /usr
> > into seperate /usr, /usr/local, /usr/X11R6, etc partitions to reduce
> > fragmentation?  
> > 
> Fragmentation is not a problem for FreeBSD.
> 

Why is it not a problem?.. i dont know if its my idea.. but when i
deinstall/install ports often i see a little slowdown.


thanks!

> Erich
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