In message <caogwamvoncti7akmtjw0+caastfhfae5gw+pkmh+4ldr00-...@mail.gmail.com> Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanlit...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Assume one file will NOT be copied more than ONE DVD , i.e. , each file >will be completely recorded on one DVD : > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_stock_problem The problem you cited is an interesting one, but I do not believe that it is at all relevant to the current discussion for the simple reason that this "cutting problem" is based on the assmption that one "thing" (e.g. a cut piece of paper) cannot be spread across two or more of the available units of raw material (e.g. a standard roll of paper). I'm sure that is true for paper, but as regards to FreeBSD partition backups, these have always been allowed to cross output volume boundaries, I think, e.g. spilling off the end of one backup tape and onto the beginning of the next backup tape. Regards, rfg _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
