YDL in Mac OS X Hints today

[Tim Seufert]

On Feb 27, 2004, at 9:57 AM, Clinton MacDonald wrote:

> Friends:
>
> Mac OS X Hints <http://www.macosxhints.com/> is a
> great resource for those of us using Apple's latest
> operating system.
>
> Here is a Mac OS X hint from a reader who is trying to
> erase Yellow Dog Linux in order to reinstall Mac OS X
> on his iBook:
>
> <http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040219135258819&>

Seems like questionable advice.  Even if the zeroing really is 
necessary (I have my doubts), no way is it also necessary to select the 
8-way random overwrite.  (Zeroing takes forever, 8-way overwrite takes 
about eight times forever.)