Re: Can't change partition table anymore

From: Reid Linnemann (lreid_at_cs.okstate.edu)
Date: 04/04/05

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    To: phk@phk.freebsd.dk, gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk
Date: Mon,  4 Apr 2005 14:46:24 -0500 (CDT)

    On 4/4/2005, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:

    >In message <1112632713.71324.52.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk>, Gavin Atkinson writes:
    >
    >>Only the most anti-gun people would say that the safety catch should
    >>We're not talking about curb-side child-height baskets. We're talking
    >>about people who should know what they are doing (they have root, after
    >>all), entering commands which they expect to work...
    >
    >Sorry, I disagree.
    >
    >This was true when root was Ken, Dennis and Brian.
    >
    >Today root is Tom, *** and Harry and they need sensible padding.

    On Linux, I would agree. Every 16 year-old h4x0r in the northern
    hemisphere picks up Linux and expects it to be idiotproof. On BSD, I
    disagree. Frankly, I feel BSD operators are BSD operators because they
    _want_ the power available, not because it's the new fad OS on the
    block. The audience is more mature, and should be treated as asuch.
    Honestly, I think most BSD operators expect the power of root to be
    undiluted, the arguments put forth thus far should be proof enough of
    that. And if a BSD operator shoots their own foot off, they remember not
    to do "that" again without reading the manual and testing in a
    non-production environment first.

    Just my $0.02 on the matter.

    -Reid
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