Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

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From: Gene Jones
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:33

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Summercool <Summercoolness@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Installing Ubuntu erased the whole hard drive without warning
> 
> Partition merely means dividing the data.  It doesn't mean erasing.
> 
> I can partition my drive without losing a single file.
> 
> yet ubuntu's partition didn't clearly say that it will erase the whole
> drive besides dividing the drive.
> 
> posting on the Mac forum gets a warm feeling.  posting on the Windows
> forum still get a helpful feeling.  on Linux it is the very opposite
> of Mac.

linux will always remain the domain of poorly crafted code. sorry for 
your loss, but linux kids will bitch and complain that it is YOUR fault, 
while Mac users will smile and simply say: "you should have bought a 
mac".

linux is for hackers and the poor, it's not a usable OS unless you are a 
looser in life.

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