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From: Chris Turner <c.turner at 199technologies.org>
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Quotas
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:49:10 -0500
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Samuel J. Greear wrote:
> Honestly, this is silly. I know that it is done, but I certainly do
> not understand it. You have a few billion available uid's, why share?

Please recall - this is in reference to the overflow case -
where some kind of overloading is *required*

My original point is to counter that " quotas aren't worthwile
unless they support a bazillion users " which isn't true.

quotas are useful, period. the more users they support the better.