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From: Rick
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:43

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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:24:13 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

> "Stephan Rose" <nospam@spammer.com> wrote in message
> news:uOSdnfizv4RUE4vanZ2dnUVZ8rOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
> 
> 
>> And honestly, I find "...this will destroy all data..." to be more than
>> clear enough. If someone can't understand the meaning of that I wonder
>> if they should be allowed to operate a toaster...nevermind actually
>> installing an operating system.
> 
> Well yes its perfectly clear as long as you know what "data" is. So even
> a simple statement like that is assuming the user is computer literate.
> I can easily see people thinking "well I didn't buy any data so I don't
> have any to destroy".
> Its easy to make assumptions when you know about a subject.

If a person is that illiterate, that person should not install an 
operating system. Period. Not Windows. Not OS X. Not Linux. That person 
should take his box to a store or a technician or someone that know what 
they are doing.

-- 
Rick

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