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On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:35:20 -0400, Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> (fdisk /mbr should get rid of Grub from the MBR, BTW)
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> People who don't know how to use linux shouldn't use it, IMO.
That doesn't really help the userbase grow, though.
> Just a couple of days ago someone in irc commented that he needed
> to reinstall linux because he had forgotten the root password. Well,
> someone who knew better saved him some hours of useless work.
And you can bet that he won't forget the solution next time around. At
least he had the sense to ask for help before wiping the system and
starting over.
That's how a lot of people learn - by making mistakes. Nothing wrong
with that - it's not the most efficient way to learn, but it tends to be
retained better than trying to learn from other people's experiences,
books, etc.
Jim
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