From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Aug 27 01:36:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA04866 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 01:36:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA04861 for ; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 01:36:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id SAA06772; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:05:12 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id SAA15503; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:05:08 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980827180508.F14055@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:05:08 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: gek , freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: my list References: <3.0.5.32.19980826223845.00798700@pop.netaddress.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980826223845.00798700@pop.netaddress.com>; from gek on Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 10:38:45PM -0700 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wednesday, 26 August 1998 at 22:38:45 -0700, gek wrote: > Hi All, > > I apologize for the mass amount of email concerning this latest development. > > I set up a new list for FreeBSD newbies, to subscribe, just send a blank > email to: > fbsd-newbies-subscribe@makelist.com (original name eh? :) ) > > The list is set up for people new to FreeBSD to discuss and ask questions > regarding FreeBSD. The list is target towards "newbies", so just remember > that a answer to the question you ask may not be able to be answered by > list memebers. > > Eventually I would like to develop a FAQ, to answer some of the simple > questions, how to I delete a file, etc....Anyone interested in being the > FAQ maintainer? :) > > I am not trying to compete with this list, but offer people another avenue > to pursue their questions. > > The rules for this list are: > 1) No spam > 2) No excessive flaming > 3) Try to keep it somewhat related to FreeBSD > 4) Only members of the list can post to the list. > > If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Basically, only one: what will this list do which isn't already covered by the FreeBSD lists? I appreciate your good intentions, but I think you might be going about it the wrong way. There are lots of things for people to do to help the FreeBSD project--in your case, I could think of answering questions, updating documentation, maybe even helping maintain the *official* FAQ (you'll have to discuss that with Doug White if you're interested). I think we have too many lists already. From before the inception of FreeBSD-newbies, I had long discussions with Sue Blake about whether we needed -newbies. The jury's still out on that one, but I can't think of an earthly reason to have another one, especially not one which sounds like -newbies. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message