From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 11 17:24:31 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C283B16A41F for ; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:24:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from xride@x12.dk) Received: from swip.net (mailfe07.swip.net [212.247.154.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44FD343D60 for ; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:24:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from xride@x12.dk) X-T2-Posting-ID: lkM/Dn7LTUP9vUt2XCoVCw== Received: from x12.dk ([83.72.97.237] verified) by mailfe07.swip.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 257659045; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:24:27 +0200 Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by x12.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF1FB5081A; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:24:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from x12.dk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (x12.dk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 24267-01; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:23:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from x12.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by x12.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:23:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (xride@localhost) by x12.dk (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) with ESMTP id j8BHN15J024310; Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:23:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from xride@x12.dk) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:23:01 +0200 (CEST) From: Soeren Straarup To: Hans Nieser In-Reply-To: <4322BC29.1050608@xs4all.nl> Message-ID: <20050911191954.O87302@x12.dk> References: <43227C43.4040304@makeworld.com> <4322BC29.1050608@xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-753103345-1126459381=:87302" X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at x12.dk Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IRC X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:24:31 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-753103345-1126459381=:87302 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Hans Nieser wrote: > Chris wrote: >> I just wanted to make a note - in the past I pushed that FreeBSD on IRC >> is a good place for users to seek help - Well, I have been proven wrong. >>=20 >> While it's true there MAY be a few decent IRC channels that actually >> offer help with FreeBSD, I can now say that I was wrong to assume that >> the majority of FBSD channels on IRC offer any type of FBSD help or even >> care if they offer help. >>=20 >> While I can't speak for EFNet, UnderNet and FreeNode - I can say for >> sure that there are certain channels on DALNet that are NOT help channel= s. >>=20 >> While there are some decent users on IRC networks overall, it really >> comes down to the management. And in the end - it's the management that >> makes the channel. > > I'm a new FreeBSD user coming pretty much straight from Windows (well, I= =20 > have tinkered with linux a bit in the past), and I've been hanging out in= =20 > #freebsd on FreeNode and QuakeNET and found them great places to get help= =2E > > Despite the fact that some of my questions that I have asked in either=20 > channels could probably be answered by some googling or wading through=20 > manpages, I've only been told to RTFM one or twice ;) I'm on #FreeBSD at undernet and been there since 1998. It is not a spoon feeding channel, but asking the right questions one gets often pointed in the right direction of reading material. http://www.freebsddiary.org is also a nice place to lookup info on stuff about freebsd .. Best regards S=F8ren Straarup Soeren Straarup | aka OZ2DAK aka Xride FreeBSD wannabe | FreeBSD since 2.2.6-R 'We wanted to believe. But the tools had been taken away..' Mulder --0-753103345-1126459381=:87302--