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On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:26:53 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

> "Stephan Rose" <nospam.noway@screwspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:Z6WdnZP9nbXIjovanZ2dnUVZ8qydnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:27:23 +0100, dennis@home wrote:
>>
>>> <spike1@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:aeqfu4-0re.ln1@ridcully.ntlworld.com...
>>>> In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, dennis@home
>>>> <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> didnst hastily scribble thusly:
>>>>>
>> 
3.0,3.1,3.11,95,98,98se,nt,2000,xp,vista,soaris,fedora,unixware,ubuntu,rmx
>>>>> and a few I have forgotten.
>>>>> Which have you installed?
>>>>
>>>> Too many.
>>>>
>>>>> Do you doubt it?
>>>>> Have you never installed windows?
>>>>
>>>> As I said, Too many times.
>>>>
>>>>>> Let's see some proof that linux didn't warn him then, shall we?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Didn't think so.
>>>
>>> If you are so sure it does you could show the warning. The fact that I
>>> can't show the warning is just evidence that it doesn't exist. You
>>> really should try and get the logic correct before demanding evidence.
>>
>> http://fosswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/
>> ubuntufeistyinstallpicture-8.png
>>
>> Same URL tiny:
>> http://tinyurl.com/2qc234
> 
> Thanks for that.. I downloaded 7.04 to see what it did but it wouldn't
> run under VPC so I still haven't seen the install screens myself.
> 
> I think that anyone familiar with computers would understand those
> warnings. but then they wouldn't need them anyway. Its still not
> particularly clear to a computer illiterate.
> 
> Maybe something along the lines of  "If you continue you will erase all
> your documents and pictures and any games and programs you have on this
> machine. This is not recoverable unless you have made copies of all you
> stuff on separate media e.g. DVD. If you are unsure please read the
> documentation or ask questions at http://.."

Dennis, it does not matter. Seriously, it does not matter. No matter how 
much you spell it out, no matter how detailed one explains...some user in 
this world simply will NOT get it.

It's one of the neverending problems I face writing software. No matter 
how idiot proof I try to make the user interface, the world always 
manages to invent a better idiot.

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.


-- 
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

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