From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 26 11:02:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F201A37B401 for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:02:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from biobio.terra.cl (biobio.terra.cl [200.28.216.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C259843FBF for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:02:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tsasser@terra.cl) Received: from queule.ctcinternet.cl (200.28.216.10) by biobio.terra.cl (6.5.026) id 3EA7F99700094269 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 14:11:56 -0400 Received: from chester (200.50.48.131) by queule.ctcinternet.cl (6.5.033) (authenticated as tsasser@terra.cl) id 3EA7F58300173052 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 14:11:51 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Tom To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:42:24 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030426063445.00ac8dd0@pop.omah.uswest.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20030426063445.00ac8dd0@pop.omah.uswest.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200304261342.24940.tsasser@terra.cl> Subject: BSD knowledge, awarded & learning X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 18:02:26 -0000 > The R&D machine developing a content management system is FreeBSD (whic= h I > installed and setup a few months ago.) There seems to be a fear of lear= ning > something new with a lot of the Microsoft crowd. **The other OS's aren'= t > "point and click" therefore it's too hard to learn **and **other admins= in > the city don't know how to help administer the OS**, Whereas I discover= ed > it's much easier to take control and actually set up what I want done. > > Keep up the good work!! > Carol > > **The common whine in staff meetings hi all, the fear that carol described above is not uncommon. i saw it often when= i=20 was doing support for cybercash...admins who did NOT want to know anythin= g=20 about the software that needed to be on their server. it was quite amazi= ng. also, remember that most people stop learning as soon as they leave schoo= l. ( which is an interesting thought about American culture ). congrats on the award! --tom