Bug#954718: grub-installer: update templates for UEFI and other media than hard disks
On 3/25/20 3:03 PM, Holger Wansing wrote:
>> It's not always easy to tell reliably if you're installing to a
>> virtual device. It's still a "drive" as far as most people are
>> concerned, so I'd just stick with that.
>
> I have attached an updated patch, which might be considered.
Well, my opinion is still that it's a very bad idea to get rid of the
term "hard disk". I assume more people understand the meaning of "hard
disk" but not the meaning of "primary drive".
In fact, I just asked my 62-year-old dad who happens to sit next to me
whether he understands what the meaning "the primary drive of your computer"
is and whether he understood what "the hard disk in your computer" means.
He didn't understand "primary drive", but he perfectly well understood
what "hard disk" refers to which is my whole point.
You are actually making it harder to understand because you think it's
more important to use the technically correct term instead of just using
a term every user will understand.
And, FWIW, you can also install GRUB on secondary, tertiary or external
drives. So "primary drive" isn't even correct either.
Adrian
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