Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

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From: Charlie Tame
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:22

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dennis@home wrote:
> 
> "caver1" <caver@inthemud.com> wrote in message 
> news:OHHcn2CFIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> 
>>
>> And how are you going to use the whole disk and not destroy the data 
>> already
>> on there? This has been a fact since the DOS DAYS.
> 
> But why does Ubuntu put out exactly the same warning when it isn't going 
> to destroy any data?

The same reason that GW Bush doesn't announce when he's NOT going to 
bomb somebody, because then there's nothing to worry about, is there? 
Are you know complaining that Linux doesn't constantly warn you when 
nothing is wrong?

Christ almighty, what is wrong with this?

You are saying that someone with your claimed experience cannot 
understand a simple message like this one?

http://www.tames.net/screenshot.jpg

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Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:22:44 -0500
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