Multi boot systems are definitely more risky to assemble; I prefer use of VM's instead.
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Donald Allen <donaldcal...@gmail.com>wrote: > "While the FAQ is indeed clear, the installer's simplicity appears > at that point a little deceptive, in that one (I know I was) is > tempted to think that such a user-friendly installer would not harm > one so easily..." > > I disagree. I think the installer is fine the way it is and it was not > the problem here. The problem was the original poster's too-cavalier > approach to something that is well-known to be dangerous. What > happened here is somewhat analogous to texting while driving or flying > an airplane drunk and, when disaster occurs, being upset (assuming > survival) that the equipment didn't prevent it. > > Had he prepared properly, backing up the system first and reading the > documentation, he might not have made the error, due to the clear > warnings in the docs, and if he had, recovery would have been easy > from the backup. > > Putting additional hand-holding in the installer (what part of "Use > whole disk" was difficult to understand?) can only add to a false > sense of safety. I think it makes a lot more sense that limited > development resources be devoted to real issues, as opposed to > protecting people from their own carelessness. > > /Don Allen
