From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 22 22:00:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAE5E16A41A for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:00:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from thin.berklix.org (thin.berklix.org [194.246.123.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 552F413C49D for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:00:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A5214.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.82.20]) (authenticated bits=128) by thin.berklix.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l7MLXN36052056; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:33:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l7MLXH6q011139; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:33:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost.js.berklix.net [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l7MLXHdP019434; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:33:17 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <200708222133.l7MLXHdP019434@fire.js.berklix.net> To: "yahya wafula" From: "Julian Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich/Muenchen. User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:04:40 +1000." Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:33:17 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.org Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: confused FreeBSD entrant X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:00:11 -0000 Reference: > From: Sunnz > Reply-to: sunnzy+gnu@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:04:40 +1000 > Message-id: Sunnz wrote: > It seems like you have a huge misunderstanding of what an OS is. > > What are you trying to do? You said you are "opening up a small VoIP > project", so do you know what specific program that you need for your > project? Also, "yahya wafula" , a better mail list to ask newcomer questions is freebsd-questions@freebsd.org http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/archive/freebsd-questions.html whereas this list freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org is for use of those planning advocacy campaigns, strategy , media etc. Here's a list of mail lists http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/ I suggest a good Long browse starting at top of http://www.freebsd.org/ which should at least tell you what FreeBSD is. Oh & http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html > > 2007/8/23, yahya wafula : > > > > Hallo FreeBSD-Advocacy, > > i write to you this mail hoping i find a solution on how i can use > > this program which i've heard many individuals saying it has no > > competitor on the market. well, sometime ago, i designed a plan to > > open up a small VoIP project and i contacted one Interxchange company > > who told me that i'd to install FreeBSD OS. without wasting time, i > > downloaded the latest FreeBSD 6.2-i386. i even went to much extent by > > ordering some two CDs from UK but then the major catastrophe faced me > > on how the program works. after installation and also making a user > > account i logged in but there was a message telling me to check for > > newer errata files. i'm confused because first i can't see a desktop > > despite me seeing how the desktop looks like at > > [1]http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major > > > > what should i do and why are this endless errata messages coming my > > way? how am i going to be able to see the desktop and work with the > > program? how am i going to be able to install any other program on my > > pc? do u've any solution to all these obstacles? > > > > thanks alot with regards. > > confused FreeBSD entrant > > > > YAHYA WAFULA OJWANG > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > From: freebsd-advocacy-request@freebsd.org > > To: yawafula@hotmail.com > > Subject: Welcome to the "freebsd-advocacy" mailing list (Digest > > mode) > > Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:06:27 +0000 > > >Welcome to the freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list! > > > > > >To post to this list, send your email to: > > > > > > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > > > > > >General information about the mailing list is at: > > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > > > > > >If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch > > to > > >or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your > > >subscription page at: > > > > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-advocacy/yawafula% > > 40hotmail.com > > > > > > > > >You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message > > to: > > > > > > freebsd-advocacy-request@freebsd.org > > > > > >with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the > > >quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. > > > > > >You must know your password to change your options (including > > changing > > >the password, itself) or to unsubscribe. 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