[LBo] Re: uninstall OS

[Sam Morgan]

Randy Kramer wrote:
> Well, I probably won't get it done today ;-) but I don't plan to give up 
> either.  (Nor do I intend to make a pest of myself.)  And, if a better 
> approach becomes available, I'd be pleased to adopt that as well.
>
how about if some of you knowledgeable folks created simple,
to backup, move this stuff you wanted preserver
to where u want to save it across installs
using those magical scripts........

which would leave the file system as it is
the rest of the linux world seems to like it the way it is.......

or create your own distro that does this and if it has merit
they will beat a path to your download server........

If I can be bothered to simply tar up my /etc and my /home by hand
and accomplish this, why can't it be done with scripts?

/rant off
;-)

parting shots on the admin/vs\2nd class user thought

<quote>
UNIX was never designed to keep people from doing stupid things, because
that policy would also keep them from doing clever things.   (Doug Gwyn)
</quote>

does the 2nd class user rebuild his own system
or is it the admins responsibility?

-- 
God Bless,
Sam Morgan
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