From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jun 23 07:17:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA20105 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:17:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from send1c.yahoomail.com (send1c.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA20083 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:16:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from simon_v_mendoza@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <19980623141832.27430.rocketmail@send1c.yahoomail.com> Received: from [128.58.111.30] by send1c; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:18:32 PDT Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:18:32 -0700 (PDT) From: simon mendoza Subject: Re: Newbies - "Handle me with care?" To: Malartre , Mike Cc: Tim Gerchmez , freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org ---Malartre wrote: > > Mike wrote: > > > > Tim, > > I tend to agree with your point on this issue.. As a fellow bsd somewhat > > newbie the best way that I have learned what I know today. Is from breaking > > stuff and fixing it.. teaches people more of the in's and outs of the OS.. > > well that is all for now I must rest in peace and get back to work > > > > Mike => > > > I have reinstalled FreeBSD several time. Now FreeBSD take 10 minutes to > resinstall ;-) > I think its ok to broke and fix things, but only if you have a computer > who have no important data and a lot of time. > But I dont think its a good idea to go to current. What it will give you > more? You dont know a lot of thing about un*x and you can learn a lot > without current and its bug. FreeBSD-current is a devellopment version. This is a very polite advise, I have to admit it is the best way for someone to know how things are, if they tried them by themself. Just be aware that if someone says to you "there's fire in a matchbox" don't go around playing with it in gas station. > Anyway, upgrade to current if you want, dont start a boring discution on > it ;-) > Malartre > PS: I think Sue only want you read doc and man page *before* broke > things and ask question. yes I agree with you in this respect. Greetings Simon. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message