On Mon, 2006-07-31 11:44:25 -0500, David Masover wrote: > Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > > On Mon, 2006-07-31 17:59:58 +0200, Adrian Ulrich > > wrote: > > > A colleague of mine happened to create a ~300gb filesystem and started > > > to migrate Mailboxes (Maildir-style format = many small files (1-3kb)) > > > to the new LUN. At about 70% the filesystem ran out of inodes; Not a > > > > So preparation work wasn't done. > > Let me put it this way -- You're back in college, and it's time to write > a thesis. You have a choice of software packages: > > Package A: You have to specify how many pages, and how many words, > you're likely to use before you start typing. Guess too high, and > you'll print out a bunch of blank pages at the end. Guess too low, and > you'll run out of space and have to start over, copy and paste your > document back in, and hope it gets all the formatting right, which it > probably won't. > > Package B: Your document grows as you type. When it's time to print, > only the pages you've actually written something on -- but all of the > pages you've actually written something on -- are printed. > > All other things being equal, which would you choose? Which one seems > more modern? :) Well, given that TeX needs two (or even three!) runs to get all page references right, why should I choose MS Word, where you won't see that problem at all? MfG, JBG -- Jan-Benedict Glaw jbglaw@lug-owl.de +49-172-7608481 Signature of: If it doesn't work, force it. the second : If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.