[uClibc] root_fs_i386/lost+found

[Steve Dover]

Charlie Brady wrote:

> 
> The lost+found directory exists purely so that fsck can create links for 
> orphaned files and directories. You can't trust the free list when fscking 
> a broken file system, so it's a good idea to have some space already 
> allocated for that directory.
> 
> If you won't ever need to repair your file system, you can delete the 
> directory and reclaim the space.
> 
> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9906.3/0101.html
> 
Thanks. I understand what it is for on a live system,
I guess I was wondering why 2MB (uncompressed) is
being wasted and consuming bandwidth when downloaded.
So, why is the root_fs_i386 an ext2 image instead
of just a regular tarball?