On 3/7/2010 11:27 AM, thib wrote:
Just to drop my two cents, since no one did before: Merely zeroing is not enough [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_remanence
If you are re-installing, zeros don't matter (with exception already noted of ReiserFS).
If you are decommissioning, there is no substitute for an electric drill.