Integrity changes from other Linux

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:

> From: Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> Subject: Re: Integrity changes from other Linux
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 6:09 PM
> Thomas Kaiser wrote:
> 
> > Chris Rees wrote:
> >> 2008/10/30 Thomas Kaiser
> <ubuntu at kaiser-linux.li>:
> >>> But I have a solution for your problem, in a
> terminal:
> >>> sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda7
> >>>
> >> 
> >> That is not funny, and has no place on this list.
> Luckily Karl has
> >> enough brains to understand that, but others
> googling for it might
> >> not. That's no better, no it's worse than
> suggesting cd / && sudo rm
> >> -rf *
> >> 
> > 
> > Don't worry.
> > Most of the  people they don't understand this
> haven't a /dev/sda7!
> > 
> > PS: Maybe somebody sees your post and does not read
> and just issue the
> > command you suggested?!
> 
> Huh?  You have no right to compare Chris' comment to
> your suggestion.  Yours
> is vicious, cruel and stupid, and Chris was just
> demonstrating it in a more
> obvious way.  You should be ashamed.
> -- 
> derek
> 
Derek, we agree on this one for a change. Actually, neither should be posted without an explanation of exactly what they do. ie., erase a partition or hard drive.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net