On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 06:19:02PM +0100, David Vasek wrote: > On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, Donald Allen wrote: > > >"While the FAQ is indeed clear, the installer's simplicity appears > >at that point a little deceptive, in that one (I know I was) is > >tempted to think that such a user-friendly installer would not harm > >one so easily..." > > > >I disagree. I think the installer is fine the way it is and it was not > >the problem here. The problem was the original poster's too-cavalier > >approach to something that is well-known to be dangerous. What > >happened here is somewhat analogous to texting while driving or flying > >an airplane drunk and, when disaster occurs, being upset (assuming > >survival) that the equipment didn't prevent it. > > Except that the equipment shoudn't direct people to behave in such a > disasterous way. And this the case. > > Regards, > David >
What disaster? The OP recovered his MBR with a little effort. Anyone who couldn't do the same for a munged MBR should not be using anything that does not have a GUI installation process. Let alone OpenBSD, where we pride ourselves on the amount of rope that fits on a floppy. Think of it as evolution in action. .... Ken
