Re:Do not change Linux files using Windows apps and tools
by ahstro on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:09AM
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You say that, but I've seen a few too many people delete random system files because they didn't know what they were and needed space. Granted, they should've read the "keep out" signs and have only themselves to blame.
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Re:Do not change Linux files using Windows apps and tools
by sgift on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:13AM
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These files are hidden by default, so not only didn't they read the "keep out" signs, they tore them down and said "See? No sign." and then ran into the hole.
Re:Do not change Linux files using Windows apps and tools
by ygra on Friday November 18, 2016 @05:31AM
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I guess at some point you can't protect people from themselves anymore. One might even argue that people who use WSL (especially in beta) would be tech-savvy enough to understand how it's implemented and works, but apparently not ...
Re:Do not change Linux files using Windows apps and tools
by raphman on Saturday November 19, 2016 @02:36PM
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Sure - it is not a good situation. To me it would have sounded perfectly reasonable to edit WSL files with a Windows editor. There could at least be some kind of __README_FIRST_BEFORE_DOING_ANYTHING_IN_THIS_DIRECTORY.TXT.
I just wanted to make clear that the parent comment is slightly hypberbolic.