[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>for example, if ZFS can 'compress' a >>>file, then why not make it an option in the 'about this file' dialogue? >>> >>> >>( I think zfs compresses filesystems, not files. So this >>would be the equivalent of GNOME letting you set mount options >>for a partition in 'about this file'. Assuming I'm wrong:) >> >> > >It compresses all files in a filesystem. This can be turned off by >mountpoint. > >Even if it was doable on a per file basis, the question is whether this >would be a useful feature to expose to the users. > >Why would a user not want his files compressed? > > > Performance? If the files are large and already compressed, JPEG or MPEG for example.
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