Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. On 3/23/10, BeartoothHOS <beartooth@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:38:03 -0400, Marcel Rieux wrote: > >>> Are you saying that if you run Linux, and then re-boot, and enter the >>> BIOS, it is changed in some way? > >> I would think this is exactly what I said. > > ... and, of course, it never occurs to you that all the rest of > us might be incredulous that anyone should say that, or have reason to. how's this for a hypothetical: some person (let's call him 'Marcel') enters his BIOS, (maybe makes some changes), invokes password protection & reboots. some time later, he installs a fresh operating system. then he re-enters his BIOS (unknown reason) & (forgetting he set password protection) is surprised when all he gets is a request for a password! post hoc, ergo propter hoc > > -- > Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User > I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is. > > charles zeitler Love is the law, love under will. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines