Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:47:15 -0600 From: "Allan Ross" <allanr@ssimicro.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: "Roy Bettle" <rbettle@criterion-group.com> Subject: Newbie pointers from Fellow Newbie (was: Idiot seeks brain.) Message-ID: <001e01bee421$8c82f940$0201a8c0@allan.alerius.net> In-Reply-To: <37B1B029.51C09A83@criterion-group.com>
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<snip> > Damn ... > > I've read just about every message that's gone through for the past 3 > weeks or so (since I joined the list), and basically I wish I could > borrow one of your brains for just a little bit while I figure out how > to back-up/restore your UNIX/*BSD experience into my poor, > Micro$haft-muddled brain. > > Where do I go to start *at the beginning*? I need to better understand > the background/culture/norms of the *BSD community. I see these notes > going back and forth discussing "motif" and "ssh" and "tsk" and other > similar (programs?) and I feel like a blind man in a room full of > expensive, breakable objects that everyone else can see and understand. </snip> Not too long ago, I was where you are now. I like to think I have made some progress. It helps that our ISP manager is a GURU at this stuff so after hammering at it all weekend I can come in on a Monday and ask him where I've screwed up. Your best bet to start is http://www.freebsd.org/handbook. This is the basic "what-is/how-to guide" and I learned a hell of a lot from it. You might also want to invest a little cash in "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey. You may notice he answers a LOT of questions in the mailing lists (thanks Greg!) and the book is EXCELLENT!. You can order it from Walnut Creek. It comes, by the way, with 4 CDs, FreeBSD with all the ports and more. Hope that helps you get into it! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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