Re: tree size

[Diana Eichert <deichert_(_at_)_wrench_(_dot_)_com>]

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Ted Unangst wrote:

> this is the reason why, as some of you may have noticed, i committed
> growfs today.  now that we have removed gnu gzip, we can finish our
> conversion to 6 bit bytes.  with smaller bytes, you'll be able to fit more
> of them in a file system, and use growfs to assist the transition.
> 
> 6 bit bytes are just another new security feature.  by making the bytes
> smaller, it's easier to verify they are all being used correctly during an
> audit.

OK, I had to look at the date, I thought it was July, but it appears there
has been a time warp and it's actually April 1st.