Hello,

On 03/09/2010 04:27 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
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> Related information, prompted by my recent encounter with a
> tool that refused to let me use a GPT partition table.
> 
> Partition table formats: prefer GUID/GPT:
> 
>   Having spent more than my share of time looking at partition table
>   formats recently, I am now strongly biased against DOS partition
>   tables, and for GUID/GPT ones.  In addition to allowing for >2GiB
>   partition offsets and lengths, GPT tables provide for better
>   protection in case of corruption (checksums, backup table at end
>   of disk) and don't have the anachronistic distinction of primary
>   and extended/logical partitions (all partitions are "primary").
>   You can even give each partition a name.  The only reason to use a
>   DOS partition table on a new installation is if you're stuck with
>   a requirement of using an OS like XP on bare metal.
> 
> Please consider encouraging the use of GPT partition tables...
> or at least do not *dis*courage their use.

I'll surely include it.

Thanks.

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tejun
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