On Sun, 2011-08-28 at 00:51 -0300, Fernando Cassia wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 17:54, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > It does mean erasing the files on the disk or other media. Now > what does > erasing mean. It means that any program whose purpose is to > list files > on the media will find no files. That is what most people mean > by > erasing. In windows the system, tells you that all the > contents of the > file will be lost. That is erasing in normal parlance. > > I also disagree with the statement: They're still there. And > easily > recovered with the most rudimentary of effort. They are not > easily > recovered and the process is not rudimentary. > > +1+1+1 > > :)) > > FC Let us add another mini-fact. I don't mind adopting Alan Cox's suggestion to refer to the formatting process as formatting rather than erasing. But then what do we say the function of rm is. Does it erase the files that are its arguments. It also does not erase the file anymore than format does. -- ======================================================================= What this country needs is a good five cent nickel. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
