Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:33:25 -0700 (PDT) From: David Syphers <dsyphers@igpp.llnl.gov> To: grog@lemis.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: my list Message-ID: <199808271833.LAA21075@beowulf.llnl.gov> In-Reply-To: <19980827180508.F14055@freebie.lemis.com>
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On 27 Aug, Greg Lehey wrote: > Basically, only one: what will this list do which isn't already > covered by the FreeBSD lists? If I'm not mistaken, it will be a place where people can ask newbie questions and not be deluged with some of the rather technical stuff that goes on on -questions. Sort of a mixture of -questions and -newbies. > 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. Not the way it is, no, I don't think we need it. I think we need a list like the one proposed, where ignorant people like me can ask questions that we would feel silly asking on -questions. Just as a side note, I still am subscribed to -questions because some useful things go on there - it's a vitally necessary list. However, I spend much of my time deleting messages that I can't understand, which understandably doesn't do wonders for my ego. >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. As both sides of the argument have pointed out, it's not like -newbies at all. It's rather more like a -questions for beginners (as I understand it). -David Syphers (please cc: any replies, as I am no longer subscribed to -newbies) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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