[Soekris] "Squashed" versions of FreeBSD

[K K]

> Crist J. Clark writes:
> > My only real worry is that I've not broken out all of the stuff from
> > the /var that I should and I may get "dead spots" on my CF from too
> > many write-cycles earlier than I need to...

I've been told hardware "wear leveling" (found in name-brand CF cards)
eliminates the "dead spot" issue.

Now instead of being worried about killing any one cell, you instead
have to be concerned that you will "wear out" the entire card,
particularly with Static Wear leveling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_Wear_Leveling