Windows Vista Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

[Adam He-Is-Mosses Albright]

Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

Leythos wrote:
> In article <e71MZ$JFIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>, greenjungle2007-
> moron@yahoo.com.au.donotspam says...
>> Alias wrote:
>>> Doug W. wrote:
>>>> UBUNTU HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WINDOWS XP. For gawds sake quit posting
>>>> about it on this NG.
>>>> -
>>> New to Usenet?
>>>
>> This is why I hate this forum.
>
> Just create a filter for your usenet client that removes, hides, for the
> Microsoft Groups only, posts that contain the following and it will be a
> MUCH nicer experience:
>
> Subject contains "Linux"
> Or
> Subject contains "Ubuntu"
> Or
> Body contains "Ubuntu"
> Or
> Body contains "Linux"
> Or
> From contains "Adam Albright"
>

<LOL -- that about covers it. And make sure you get Adam Mosses <g>>

 

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Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

"Rick" <none@nomail.com> stated in post 13hee7ebru8sn95@news.supernews.com
on 10/18/07 3:43 AM:

> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:24:13 +0100, dennis@home wrote:
>
>> "Stephan Rose" <nospam@spammer.com> wrote in message
>> news:uOSdnfizv4RUE4vanZ2dnUVZ8rOdnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>
>>
>>> And honestly, I find "...this will destroy all data..." to be more than
>>> clear enough. If someone can't understand the meaning of that I wonder
>>> if they should be allowed to operate a toaster...nevermind actually
>>> installing an operating system.
>>
>> Well yes its perfectly clear as long as you know what "data" is. So even
>> a simple statement like that is assuming the user is computer literate.
>> I can easily see people thinking "well I didn't buy any data so I don't
>> have any to destroy".
>> Its easy to make assumptions when you know about a subject.
>
> If a person is that illiterate, that person should not install an
> operating system. Period. Not Windows. Not OS X. Not Linux. That person
> should take his box to a store or a technician or someone that know what
> they are doing.

A challenge Linux has that OS X and Windows do not is that most people who
use Linux do not have a machine with the OS pre-installed.


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