[HCoop-Discuss] Frank's confusion

[Adam Megacz]

Franklin Gordon Bynum <frank at hcoop.net> writes:
> but the example of krunk going down must seal the issue for good:
> AFS-- for practical reasons, not technical ones-- is that AFS isn't
> going to work for us at this point in time as we have it now.

Hi Frank.  I can understand your confusion, as you yourself have
mentioned that you aren't familiar with computers.

In computing, we make a distinction between hardware and software.

Krunk's ethernet defective controller is what is called a "hardware"
failure.  AFS is a piece of software.  Startling as this may sound,
software cannot cause hardware failures.

Here are some links to further your education on this matter:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance in explaining
this subtle distinction to you.

  - a