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Linux Raid-6 Help Message

Recently I was compiling a new kernel and I noticed Raid-6 in the Raid section and wondered, “so what is raid-6 anyway?” Actually, history may recall a slightly more R-rated exclamation, but that was the gist. I was quite amused to find this in the help file.
WARNING: RAID-6 is currently highly experimental. If you
use it, there is no guarantee whatsoever that it won’t
destroy your data, eat your disk drives, insult your mother,
or re-appoint George W. Bush.
Gotta love these Linux kernel comments and help messages.



2 Responses to “Linux Raid-6 Help Message”

  1. Josh Says:

    September 24th, 2004 at 10:54:42
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    HA!!! That’s one of the best I’ve seen… yet another reason to love open source.

  2. mike Says:

    March 22nd, 2005 at 02:46:08
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    Unfortuantely was strangely correct, all the e-ballot machines were running RAID6 in the American elections. It seems we have the answer to how Bush got back in…


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