Re: Sensible Computing (TM) [was Re: 2.2.13 - modules - faileddependancies]

[Bob Ham <nospam [at] dcs.shef.ac.uk>]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Al Hudson wrote:

> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Bob Ham wrote:
> 
> > If you don't know what a Makefile does, there is most definately a
> > danger in compilation.
> 
> If something goes wrong, I've hosed *my* data no matter what.
> Okay, if I'm root the system goes with it, but that's not important data.

Heh.. I thought the aim would be to not lose any data.  I guess it's
subjective, probably dependant on how much you value your system's
configuration.  I know if my headless box with Slack 3.2 on it ever got
"hosed" because I didn't check a makefile or did something stupid as
root, there'd be some large amounts of screaming going on.

Bob


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