[CoLoCo] partitioning (after the fact...)

[Neal McBurnett]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 04:18:28PM -0700, Kevin Fries wrote:
> I have begun the conversation in the developers to see if we can try and
> fix this.
> 
> Its more than holy war, its about stability and disaster recovery.  The
> one partition fits all approach is very bad in these aspects.  That is
> why I have begun the conversation in the developers to try and get it
> fixed for Hardy.
> 
> I know my normal partitioning scheme will likely get labeled too extreme
> in the end, if I can move the default used in installation to a more
> robust system, I will feel completely victorious.

Um - "victorious"?  Comparisons to holy war?  I would ask who is the
enemy?

I always use a /home partition, and I agree that it would be good to
find good ways to do partitioning better.  But I think starting with
an "extreme" position and employing this sort of crusade attitude just
*makes* enemies.

Neal McBurnett                 http://mcburnett.org/neal/