Mike Meyer wrote: > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: >> Simon L. Nielsen wrote: >>> Personally I think rm should do what you ask it to do - if you ask it >>> to overwrite a file which has multiple links, well... though luck. >> It's all well and good to say, "tough luck," but I don't think that's >> what our users expect. > > I'm a user. It's what I expect.
I would argue that the average reader of the -hackers list is pretty far on one end or the other of the "FreeBSD Users" bell-shaped curve. > If I wanted an OS that protected me > from myself, I wouldn't be running Unix. Please give me the rope I > need to get the job done. If that happens to be enough that I can hang > myself, and I sometimes do - well, I got what I asked for. When I want > to be coddled, I'll run a different OS. I'm not suggesting taking the rope away from you, I'm suggesting putting it on another shelf (so to speak). Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"