[ale] Linux use by ISP]

[jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu (Jim Kinney)]

Why give the option? Just go ahead and fdisk that virus away!

On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Joe Knapka wrote:

> And we definitely need a happy dialog box in the install
> program that says:
> 
> "The installer has detected Windows 95/98/2000/NT partitions
> on this system. Reformat as ext2? [OK]"
> 
> :-)
> 
> "Brian K. Murphy" wrote:
> [snip] 
> > programs for the OS itself could be improved.  Once again, as a network
> > admin I NEED to be able to partition hard drives and such during
> > installation but does the average user really need to do that??  Why not
> > just have a "typical" install that just puts everything in one partition.
> > The very idea makes some people sick to their stomach, BUT it is easy.  And
> > for the average joe who wants a machine to get on the internet and word
> > process it WORKS.  I was glad to read that RH is working on a graphical
> [snip]
> > 
> > Sorry for the length..I get carried away sometimes.
> > 
> > Keith Murphy
> 
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