From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 28 01:30:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E61F37B401 for ; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 01:30:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f47.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.47]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D92C443F75 for ; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 01:30:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 01:30:31 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:30:31 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:30:31 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Apr 2003 08:30:31.0792 (UTC) FILETIME=[6E788700:01C30D60] Subject: Re: We love to gloat X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 08:30:32 -0000 Hi Sue, >On Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Sue Blake wrote: > >Let me put your minds at rest folks: > > Gloating is encouraged here. Thanks for the encouragement. ;) > >The recent threads about achievements setting up FreeBSD and >infiltrating educational organisations and workplaces as a newbie >are among the most ON topic posts we've seen here for ages. > >So long as it doesn't descend into flames or criticism of other systems, >every newbie is very welcome to discuss their achievements and setbacks >here. That includes any essentially related non-BSD matter, such as >techniques for removing keyboard impressions from the forehead, the >amount of coffee consumed, or the other-people factors involved. >Everyone likes to know they're not alone in this. > I totally agree. This is the one list where people should share forehead-massaging techniques. (BTW, kona coffee gives me the most bang for the buck.) > >I'm tickled pink that I've finally had the courage to set up opie(4) >after all these years, but I can't gloat here because I'm an oldie. >(Oops :-) > Hey! even oldies can be newbies! >If I were a newbie, I wouldn't tell you how to do it but >I might tell you how I _learned_ how to do it, which was by reading >the tutorial at >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/02/06/FreeBSD_Basics.html >and then asking freebsd-questions about the parts that confused me. > Congrats on the sucessful progress! > >So, who else out there is a hero? > Oh, I'm still dealing with my last heroic/dumb idea. After I get a working compat3x library, I might feel more adventurous. ;) (I probably just need to run a buildworld with compat3x=yes in the make.conf; I should've done more research before committing...) > >Regards, > -*Sue*- > Thanks. Peace, Clayton _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail