1.0 General Information
1.1 What is Free Defrag?
Over time, as programs read from and write to a hard disk, information
stored on the disk can become fragmented — that is, files are stored in
noncontiguous sectors. Fragmentation doesn't affect the validity of the
information — the files are still complete when they are opened. But it
takes much longer for the computer to read and write fragmented files than
it does for unfragmented files. Running Defrag fixes this and makes it right as rain.
1.2 Is Free Defrag really free?
Well, duh. Why else would the "Free" part of it be in there. But, yes it
is, and it is released under the GNU GPL.
1.3 How Can I Contribute?
You can contribute in a number of ways. You can either help us with the
coding, do beta testing, write docs, any number of things...
To sign up to be a part of the Free Defrag team, all you have to do is
fill out this simple form.
1.4 I have the source code for another Defrag...wanna see?
In a word, no. If you send us code for patches, enhancements, etc... you
are saying that code can be released under the GNU GPL, unless otherwise
specified. If you send us any code that is not yours please make sure it
is Freeware or has some type of General Public Source Code License. Examples
are the GNU GPL, Mozilla Public License, etc...
1.5 Will Free Defrag work on my computer?
Yes.
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