Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 17:46:23 -0400 From: "leegold" <goldtech@worldpost.com> To: "Thomas Good" <tomg@mailhost.nrnet.org> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Users in NYC? Message-ID: <000c01bfc2a4$d84d4170$a5dea4d8@leegold1> References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000520155316.7202A-100000@mailhost.nrnet.org>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Good" <tomg@mailhost.nrnet.org> To: "leegold" <goldtech@worldpost.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>; <MrK1nt@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 4:01 PM Subject: Re: Users in NYC? > On Sat, 20 May 2000, leegold wrote: > > > yes i'm in the nyc area, i'm as they say a "newbie". i'm "reading-up" before > > i install FreeBSD for the 1st time. > > > > that eskimo.com link i cited- i went to one of their meetings last nite. > > even though most of the people there are linux users, there were some > > FreeBSD users too. AS a matter of fact some of the professional sysadmin > > type dudes in the group are hooked on FreeBSD and good sources of info > > 'cause they've been hacking unix for years > > I am in Staten Island and use Linux (Slackware for production, RedHat for > Workstations), UnixWare (legacy apps) and FBSD (my laptop and a fledgling > mail server, still doing conf stuff). FBSD has a vastly superior > filesystem but lacks good docs. No offense to Greg Lehey but one book > does not compare to the O'Reilly armada that focuses on Linux. No doubt. But FreeBSD has at least caught O'Reilly's attention, see: http://www.oreillynet.com/freebsd/ > I have > a few older books on 4.4BSD but we could really use some new efforts... > 'FBSD in a Nutshell', 'Teach Yourself FBSD in 20 Minutes', etc... > I'd like to see a book that starts with 'Remove the shrinkwrap, grab a > pint and a pizza...' Agree 1000%. Step by step install instuctions w/side-bars for the newbie explaining the techie aspects. eg. when everybody was taking about "slices" it took me a day or two to read-up and get that they were taking about disk partions. I'm still not 100% there on the partiton issue, but think I know enough now to go ahead w/an install. I'm convinced that if the newbies are supported and brought into the fold - FreeBSD will take-off and in turn get more 3rd party published documentation. > Jordan Hubbard is pretty good at explaining things...wish he'd take a > sabbatical and draft a tome. I'd even agree to proofread (actually serious > here). > > Anyway, I'm also a postgres and perl fanatic. So, if the other New Yorkers > wanted to form a newbie usr group to discuss running FBSD (maybe an RDBMS > as well ;-), I'm in! You talking only FreeBSD (not explictly Linux*)? I think there is one - i went to thier www site and they had jpegs of group members doing some serious chowing down at an indian restaurant. But I'm game to start a group - i learn so much there and i want to post some pictures of me tearing into an overstuffed olive loaf sub. * cause the Linux groups have some FreeBSD users - or at least they're seriously interested in getting a slice up next to their Linux and trying it. Lee > > Cheers, > Tom > > ------- North Richmond Community Mental Health Center ------- > > Thomas Good MIS Coordinator > Vital Signs: tomg@ { admin | q8 } .nrnet.org > Phone: 718-354-5528 > Fax: 718-354-5056 > > /* Member: Computer Professionals For Social Responsibility */ > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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