probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) writes:
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> You still obviously didn't get my point here. MAKE BACKUPS FIRST. Come on,
> so even if other mkfs's allow me 10 seconds that still isn't going to make
> any difference if I don't realize it. Whats next, mirroring of the old 
> partition first??

That is not what you said.  What you said was:

probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) writes:
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> You are getting into the real world with unix, so you have to live with some
> real world things like unix is semi-cryptic.

This and several other quotes I recall but didn't save basically say "don't
bother with any safety features, with Unix you're SUPPOSED to jump out of
the plane without a parachute".  Which is the "hackers-only" attitude that
is why (just as an example) all the Unix folks are running scared in the
face of Windows NT, which I guarantee you will not have this problem.

Moreover, quite frankly "Unix is semi-cryptic" is a flaw that should be
fixed, that (I do hope!) is BEING fixed in the commercial Unixes, and that
the Linux Doc Project is trying to fix for Linux.  It is not a law of nature,
and it *certainly* is not a Good Thing.

This is what I took exception to.  I do not argue the necessity of backups
(in fact, I spend all too much of my time on the job arguing that with
customers who think of it as a waste of time), and if you had stuck to that
instead of throwing in the "hackers only, nyaah nyaah" sentiment I wouldn't
have complained.

++Brandon

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