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SubjectRe: IDE -> ATA DISK
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>Why not root? We already include some checks to prevent root from
>doing stupid things - for example, the kernel refuses to compile if
>the compiler used is too early a version - and I can see nothing wrong
>with putting in checks for other insane choices for precicely the same
>reason - to reduce the bug reports caused by setting such insane
>choices in the first place.

How many bug reports have you seen because someone turned off both ELF and
a.out?

p.



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