On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 09:04:55AM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Thomas Adam wrote: > > >--- Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>John: You can fix this, but since you don't have anything important on > >>your system (presumably) yet, you could take this opportunity to > >> > >> > > > >Reinstall? You have gone mad. Learning from the experience is far more
WTF? > >beneficial than placating the situation. > > But that's my point. Both routes are learning experiences. > > He can learn more intimately what goes on during the installation process, > or > he can learn how to fix a lost root password. > > I gave him the choice. When I was starting out, doing four or five > installations was more beneficial to me than doing one and then solving > the various problems that arose afterward. Other folks learn differently I agree completely. That's how I've started out with debian, too. > than I do. Thus the choice. It depends on how he thinks he'll learn the > most. David -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
