Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:35:54 +0930 (CST) From: Jeff Baker <Jeff.Baker@ACADHOTLINE.net.au> To: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adopt a newbie program Message-ID: <199908271605.BAA00804@bow.portal.net.au>
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Hi ML Dobson,
It's newbie here, I just wanted to thank you for your honest approach.
As a professional support peron (in another computer field) I
appreciate your
comments re time consuming.
Only point I would not agree with you on is the researched question
point.
Right now I'm hunting for a jibberish dictionary, so I can try and
figure out
the difference between a grep and a psedo-device within a kernel which
I have to re compile so I can find a /dev/rfd0
My simple point being, I'm not sure I'm qualified to ask a sensible
question just yet.<g>
Best I can do right now is:
Anyone point me to a simple jibberish dictionary,preferably with
some english in it.?
What about a tech doc on setting up a Freebsd Intranet server.....??
Regards
Newbie
In the real world trying to break out!
or
In the M$ world looking for an alternate lifestyle.......
or
Choosing between Pain and Bill
>IMO, no. There is a big commitment difference between popping
>off a quick answer to a question for which you happen to know the
>answer, and leaving yourself open to being bugged continually by
>someone for a couple of weeks. In the best of all worlds, this
>should not make a difference, maybe, but this is not the best of
>all worlds. Speaking as someone who occasionally posts answers
>here, I would not want to participate in such a program. I'm
>sorry, but I just do not have the time.
>
>And there is another issue which I believe (speaking only for
>myself) is hiding just below the surface if people would admit
>it: a lot of the people with the answers do not think people put
>in enough work trying to help themselves before posting here for
>quick and easy answers. If you are a little bit past being a
>newbie, lurk for a few weeks, be objective, and I believe you
>will come to agree with me.
>
>So, speaking only for myself, I don't mind helping people if (1)
>I know the exact answer off the top of my head, or (2) I can see
>people have done their homework and still have a nontrivial
>problem, and I have some insight as to a productive line of
>research which will solve that problem. Being a mentor for a
>newbie who wants to take a short cut up the learning curve does
>not fit in either of those categories. To put it another way, I
>don't mind being an educator (which I am by profession), in fact
>I enjoy it, or I would not be subscribed to this list, but I do
>mind being a questions "punching bag". Flames to /dev/null.
>
> > It would be really nice if it were possible .....will have to wait to see
> > what, if any, responses come on the subject from experts reading
> > this thread I guess
> >
> >
> >
>
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>M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu
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