On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 16:57 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote: > James Mckenzie wrote: > > >>Note that I am not asking for Disk Druid to be removed. > >>I am simply asking for fdisk to be restored as a choice > >>(with the warning that it is only for experts, if you like). > > > > This will not stop the ID10Ts from trying to set up their 'better' > > solutions. However, for those of us that know better a special keystroke > > would be much better. > > I find your constant reference to "idiots" unpleasant. > I think anyone who wants to install Linux (or Windows, for that matter) > deserves to be treated with respect. > By all means warn people that they should not do something > unless they are aware of the dangers; > but you should do them the courtesy of assuming > that they have understood what you said. > > > For the ID10Ts out there, DD is a workable solution. For those of us that > > know what we are doing and are willing ot accept the results if we mess > > up. FDISK should be there for us. However, we have to figure out a method > > that keeps the ID10Ts from making our lives miserable. And, yes, some of > > those folks live in the higher levels of management. > > I just disagree with your whole approach. > The implication that you are a person of superior intelligence > who knows what is good for other people > I find unattractive. > > Personally, I have never met anyone who got into trouble by using fdisk, > but I am perfectly willing to believe that they exist. > However, you should assume that you are talking to someone > of equal intelligence to yourself, > and that if you warn them of the dangers that is quite sufficient. > Tim, There are many users who are uneducated and curious. There are others who are dangerous at a keyboard. Some users deserve the moniker of id10t and others deserve the PEBKAC distinction. Most simply need a little guidance and instruction. We all have different levels of how we characterize any individual, and I would agree with James use of id10t to describe the user who did as he related. > > > -- > Timothy Murphy > e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie > tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 > s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland >
