Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 9 Dec 2000 18:49:22 -0800 | From | Daryll Strauss <> | Subject | Re: [Fwd: NTFS repair tools] |
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On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 09:34:59PM -0500, David Feuer wrote: > At 08:12 PM 12/9/2000 -0600, Rene wrote: > >I think part of the problem is that there are other things labeled > >DANGEROUS that actually do work fairly reliably (offhand, I'm thinking > >off the IDE config stuff..). Perhaps it needs to explicitely say > >'This is broken and is gauranteed to destroy your data. Do not use it' > > > >The 'DANGEROUS' label seems to suggest that it -may- destroy data, which > >leads to the 'it won't happen to me' mentality. > > For what it's worth, I absolutely agree with this. I have the same > impression when I just see the word "dangerous".
Why not call a spade a spade and label it BROKEN. I do think that's stronger than DANGEROUS.
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