[TriLUG] software raid failures?

[Cristóbal Palmer]

Anybody here ever lost data because of a problem with Linux software
raid? If so, please describe the circumstances. Now, of course you had
separate, off-site backups, so you probably only lost a day's worth of
data when this happened, but...

I have two people who are software raid skeptics and need convincing.
An official-looking document that basically says, "This is why you
won't lose data due to a kernel panic or drive failure or..." would be
great.

Thanks in advance,
-- 
Cristóbal M. Palmer
"Small acts of humanity amid the chaos of inhumanity provide hope. But
small acts are insufficient."
    -- Paul Rusesabagina