Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Lars Ellenberg wrote:
> / 2004-09-21 17:37:03 +0100
> \ Steve Purkis:
>
>>On Sep 21, 2004, at 15:16, Lars Ellenberg wrote:
>>
>>
>>>/ 2004-09-21 14:19:14 +0100
>>>\ Steve Purkis:
>>>you can always resort to manual override of the generation counters...
>>>but that is intentionally undocumented :)
>>
>>I wonder why? ;)
>
>
> because people need to understand it first, before they can do any
> good with it. there are very few special situationswhere this is useful
> at all. it is very easy to screw up. and then they would come back
> to this list complaining about drbd had eaten their data. no way :)
> if someone is able to figure out how the GCs work in DRBD, I suppose he
> will be able to play with them to his needs, if at all necessary.
He was joking! I think he understood why it wasn't documented.
Like this:
ACHTUNG
Alles touristen and Non - technischen Lookens Peepers!
Das Machine-kontrol is nicht fur Gerfingerpoken und Mittengrabben.
Oderwise is easy Schnappen der Spriggenwerk, Blowen fuse, und
Poppencorken mit Spitzensparken.
Der Machine is diggen by Experten only. Is nicht fur Gerverken by das
Dumnkopfen.
Das Rubbernecken Sightseenen Keepen das Cottenpicken Hands in das
Pockets.
So Relaxen und Watchen das Blinkenlights.
http://www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk/humor-site/achtung.html
(and many others)
--
Alan Robertson <alanr at unix.sh>
"Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim
from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce