Format CDRW disks?

[Ari Torhamo]

ti, 2005-01-04 kello 11:32 -0500, dave kirjoitti:
> Ari Torhamo wrote:
> > ti, 2005-01-04 kello 08:10 -0500, dave kirjoitti:
> > 
> >>Doubletwist wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ari Torhamo wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>It's great that people help and send instructions to do this in the CLI,
> >>>>but I don't know which I would hate to do more - tell a Windows user who
> >>>>I'm in a process of "converting" to Ubuntu to go back to Windows to
> >>>>blank he's/her's CD-RWs or mail him
> >>>>
> >>>>$ sudo umount /dev/cdrom
> >>>>$ cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom blank=all
> >>>>
> >>>>and say "I now you just want to write to your CD-RWs, but if you just
> >>>>would open a thing called terminal - you'll find it in the...
> >>>>
> >>>>Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>>Ari
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I agree here. This is one of the things that keeps me from using Ubuntu 
> >>>myself. Yes I know I can install K3b, but since the point of Ubuntu is 
> >>>to have a cohesive interface, for which the developers have chosen 
> >>>Gnome, I will hold off on  using Ubuntu for my main desktop until it all 
> >>>works properly.
> >>>I really wish I could program something more complicated than "hello 
> >>>world", because I'd LOVE to be able to fix things like this.
> >>>
> >>>In the meantime, I will just say that Ubuntu is making great headway, 
> >>>but things like this are what is keeping it from being a great 
> >>>Windows->Linux conversion tool.
> >>>
> >>>DT
> >>>
> >>>PS. Don't get me wrong, I like Ubuntu and where it's headed. But it's 
> >>>not there yet. :)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>But what did the OP want to do with the CDRW once he'd blanked it? I 
> >>assume he planned to write some files to it from the same machine. Or 
> >>did he want a blank cdrw as the result (meaning he didn't want to write 
> >>files to it afterward)??
> >>
> >>Nautilus blanks the cdrw automatically. Admittedly, it doesn't have a 
> >>"Blank CDRW" button, but I've never had to *only* blank a cd, I've 
> >>always blanked and written in the same operation.
> >>
> >>Or am I missing something?
> >>
> >>Dave
> > 
> > 
> > One obvious reason is security: I may have disks that contain sensitive
> > data that I don't need anymore, but which I still cannot risk someone
> > else to see accidentally. It would be waste to destroy the disk, so I
> > blank the disk. It's also a simple extra precausion against
> > inadvertently writing on a disk that has important data on it. If I
> > always blank disks that can be used for writing again, I notice when
> > computer starts to read a disk that has content in it and perhaps avoid
> > serious damage.
> > 
> > Ari
> > 
> > 
> 
> To which I would reply: Encrypt your files before burning them to CD. 
> But that's another discussion.
> 
> In any case, that doesn't seem to be how this discussion began. I 
> thought we were discussing your not wanting to tell a windows user 
> "Nautilus doesn't do that, use Windows or cdrecord to blank CDs".
> 
> Someone then responded in agreement, going so far as to say "Yes I know 
> I can install K3b, but since the point of Ubuntu is to have a cohesive 
> interface, for which the developers have chosen Gnome, I will hold off 
> on  using Ubuntu for my main desktop until it all works properly."
> 
> I'm only saying that, in this regard, it does work properly. You're 
> commenting on a non-issue, I'm just pointing it out.

Oh my... what was I thinking ;-)

> If I misunderstood, I apologize. I just wanted to be sure you all 
> understood that Nautilus does blank CDs.

In front of your reasoning I guess I have to admit...

Ari