0. Back up any important software. This kernel has been working beautifully on my machine for some time, and has never destroyed anything on my hard-disk, but you never can be too careful when it comes to using the disk directly. I’d hate to get flames like “you destroyed my entire collection of Sam Fox nude gifs (all 103 of them), I’ll hate you forever”, just because I may have done something wrong.
Linus: The 0.01 Release