Re: Cannot Deinstall a Debian Package

[David G Beausang <dgb@mines.edu>]

Hugo Mills wrote:
> On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 02:20:48PM -0700, CACook@quantum-sci.com wrote:
>> I'm tearing out BTRFS and using another filesystem.
> 
>    I think this is probably a good conclusion for you. I would
> strongly suggest you pick something reliable (like ext3 or ext4) for
> your future needs. Picking an experimental filesystem for your primary
> usage on a mission-critical system is an idiosyncratic choice, to say
> the least.
> 
>    I would also suggest keeping regular and tested backups, because if
> you can't cope with losing all your data for the time it takes to
> recreate it all, you _will_ need your backups at some point.
> 
>>  And rest assured, I'm warning others too.
> 
>    I'm sorry you feel the need to do this.
> 
>    Hugo.
> 

I would like to take a moment to complement the members of the list for
their professionalism, courtesy, politeness, and their efforts to help.

I was reminded of an article in the Boston Globe that, while completely
off any btrfs topic and pointed to here without any agenda whatsoever,
for some might be an interesting read:
How facts backfire
Researchers discover a surprising threat to democracy: our brains
July 11, 2010|Joe Keohane
http://articles.boston.com/2010-07-11/bostonglobe/29324096_1_facts-misinformation-beliefs

-dgb