Fragmentation?

[Duncan Lithgow]

On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 15:03 -0500, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 14:55, Jesse Hawkins wrote:
> > I am pretty new to linux, so this might be a
> > rediculous question to some: Do you have/need to
> > defrag a linux hard disk? If so, should I use included
> > tools (and, if so, what are they) or should I
> > purchase/download 3rd party programs.
> > 
> > I am using Fedora 3 on its own box (no dual-booting
> > here folks).
> 
> No defrag needed.   Very common question.  :)

Isn't it more a case of 'fragmentation is minimal' and 'performance cost
is minimal' rather than 'defrag not needed'?

Correct me if I'm wrong, it's something I read somewhere...

Duncan