Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Mar 2001 01:21:31 -0500 (EST) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: 2.4.2 ext2 filesystem corruption ? (was 2.4.2: What happened ?(No |
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On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Ben Greear wrote:
> I see it differently: If it's possible for the driver to protect the > user, and it does not, then it strikes me as irresponsible programming. If > there is a reason other than 'only elite users are cool enough to tune > their system, and they never make mistakes', then that's ok, but I have > not heard that argument yet.
*users* have no business changing the system configuration. End of story. Again, if somebody doesn't read manpages before doing stuff under root - no point trying to protect him. He will find a way to fsck up, no matter how many "safety" checks you put in. BTW, that's the first time I've seen "elite" used as a term for "able to understand the meaning of words 'use with extreme caution'". Oh, well... Cheers, Al
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