On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 16:12 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 19:42 +0000, g wrote: > > Linuxguy123 wrote: > > > I'd like to request an enhancement to K3B, that being that it > > > automagically splits a data set larger than the capacity of 1 disk > > into > > > multiple disks. > > > > i agree with need. > > I disagree. K3B is not a backup program, it's a general-purpose optical > burner (and ripper). This kind of "feature" may be useful in a small > number of cases, but IMHO it would be better to have a separate tool to > do the splitting, which then could be used with other burners or indeed > with other media. That's the Unix Way :-) That is the *command line* Unix way. Not the graphical Unix way. The disk splitting isn't just for backups. Let say I want to store my photos (raw and jpgs) onto DVDs to save space on my hard drive. I want them in their native file format, not compressed. I want the slits to be logical. It will take many disks.
