Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

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From: dennis
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:26

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"Stephan Rose" <nospam.noway@screwspammers.com> wrote in message 
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> 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://.."

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