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Subject: Re: /etc/disktab and stuff 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 30 Aug 1995 13:55:44 CDT."
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 13:12:01 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> To generalize and maybe speak (incorrectly?) for others, I think this
> area of sysadmin scares people.  I know I was scared by it because I use
> it so infrequently, know so little about it, and it's so potentially
> "catastrophic" when things go wrong.  Handholding during this stage can
> be very useful and very important.

I agree.  The 2.0.5 install was, to go further, rather fundamentally
flawed in that it was an "all or nothing" kinda bet.  You jumped in
and went all the way or you didn't bother jumping in.  2.1 will be
substantially different in that regard.

					Jordan