Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 04:06:10 +0107 (CEST) From: "Frans-Jan v. Steenbeek" <FST777@phreaker.net> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD knowledge, awarded & learning Message-ID: <0HDZ00982CJ0SK@net.WAU.NL>
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hey :) On Sat, 26 Apr 2003, clayton rollins wrote: > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 18:40:51 +0000 > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: BSD knowledge, awarded & learning > > About the fear of not pointing and clicking, I get the exact same > reaction in regards to the Linux and FreeBSD boxes I have running at school (and, > they both have gui's installed; can't handle typing startx, eh?). I've > told 'em all how to get in, and went so far as to write down a username and > passwd for them, but still no takers. (I'd even be happy if they wrecked > the install, I just want to expose some people to this OS, which has > dramatically changed my life. <- not as much of an overstatement as it > sounds, I've always wanted to do more than play games, and freeBSD gives > me every bit of functionality I want.) using xdm will save them from typing startx. It will prevent you from working outside of XFree86 (but xterm will come out handy). It's a matter of taste I guess > Oh well. While they play the same stupid solitare game, i get to play > xbill, and have a C/C++ compiler at my fingertips. (Did I mention, it's free?!?) no you didn't :) but I already thought it was ;) > About learning, it seems that quite a few people don't wait until they > leave school. And, as for 'American Culture,' Michael Moore's Bowling for > Columbine should be considered required reading here. (Beyond being a > great movie, it also brings up a lot of things we'd prefer to not think about > our own culture.) I'm going to see it tuesday, and I'm looking forward to it (even though I'm not a part of the American culture). > Am I OT enough now? OT? :? > Anyways, thanks and good luck with your endeavors, > Clayton congrats with your award, and good luck with teaching your colleages and fellow-students. It's hard to teach even young dogs new tricks when it means to step out of the enviroment (read: Micro$oft rubbish) one is used to... --- tcGB <>< Fi-Ji ><>
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