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Article #127Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive
From: Charlie Tame
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:43
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:43
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caver1 wrote: > Unruh wrote: >> Rick <none@nomail.com> writes: >> Oh nuts. Linux can ONLY be installed by users. It is (almost) >> impossible to >> find Linux preinstalled. Thus the installation routing needs to be set up >> to allow installation by users. If the installer does not give adequate >> warning that things are going to be destroyed, it is the fault of the >> installer. It is a bug. I have no idea what warnings Ubuntu 7.1 gives and >> whether or not they are adequate. > > > If you have no idea whether they are adequate or not, or even if they > are given or not, > how can you even comment? > caver1 The warnings on our local gasoline pumps are adequate but that doesn't stop the occasional unforeseen error or some idiot setting themselves alight.
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X-Google-Thread: 1103af,4e798345b0867259 X-Google-Thread: 10a302,374de677035b4b32 X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,4e798345b0867259 X-Google-Thread: faa3c,374de677035b4b32 X-Google-Thread: 3837fb,374de677035b4b32 X-Google-Attributes: gid1103af,gid10a302,gidfcfb9,gidfaa3c,gid3837fb,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:43:32 -0500 From: Charlie Tame <charlie@tames.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 (X11/20070824) MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive References: <1192529001.245772.85020@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <1192557868.019180.120530@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <yqqdneoOjLUNu4janZ2dnUVZ8s3inZ2d@giganews.com> <eClxAUGEIHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> <657805AC-5F2C-481E-AF05-233009482AFA@microsoft.com> <13hbqqpq50pen00@news.supernews.com> <FEB30016-1547-491D-888D-2373D22A916F@microsoft.com> <13hctdt2i2nmaa5@news.supernews.com> <OffYBKQEIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <OFfUC9QEIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <A81E93CF-3BD4-457F-A341-6424A7C8BC42@microsoft.com> <#QMATTYEIHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> <uRDzcNaEIHA.3332@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> <fzrSi.22002$GO5.6664@edtnps90> <8DFF8C4B-309A-42B0-A5B8-7782C13E1E5A@microsoft.com> <G%tSi.22040$GO5.20439@edtnps90> <20BFEBA0-C0BF-4E71-BD68-50CC9B3A0C64@microsoft.com> <13hktro9595i48c@news.supernews.com> <wzxSi.45465$%B2.41813@edtnps82> <umcQpF4EIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <umcQpF4EIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <OjRjKP4EIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,comp.os.linux.advocacy,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general NNTP-Posting-Host: 12-216-158-127.client.mchsi.com 12.216.158.127 Lines: 1 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!news.glorb.com!news.bnb-lp.com!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl