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Date:      Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:07:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:      simon mendoza <simon_v_mendoza@yahoo.com>
To:        arthur <arthur@col.auracom.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Lists, newbies & support 
Message-ID:  <19980623170709.29062.rocketmail@send1c.yahoomail.com>

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---arthur <arthur@col.auracom.com> wrote:

> 
>   All opinions are welcome, that much I've seen here, but I think
this 
> topic of "how much help do we give newbies" is going to be a thread
that 
> will get kicked around for awhile. But that topic also is sitting on a
> very fine line, I'm sure we all want to help people get started with 
> FreeBSD but at the same time we don't want to be hand holding. 
> 
>   I guess what I was looking for is a polite way to get people to do
the 
> research before they post a "how do I get X started" type question to 
> -questions. 
> 
>   I've been lurking around too long, I feel it's time to try to help a
> little when/if I can.
> 
>   So let's keep the opinions coming, with time we'll be able to come
up 
> with a solution, while at the same time showing people new to unix
and 
> or FreeBSD that we are there for them, and most have also gone
through 
> the problems they are experiencing. 
> 
> ltr
> 

superbly said friend.

Simon.
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