Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 02:46:30 -0400 From: "Donald R. Tyson" <tyson@alumni.stanford.org> To: Photon Blizzard <photon@ionet.net> Cc: sue@welearn.com.au, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why the list then? Message-ID: <199909180646.CAA01418@radagast.wizard.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 Sep 1999 23:45:34 CDT." <37E318EE.75F915AF@ionet.net>
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Michael -- I cannot agree with you that people on the -questions list are unhelpful. I have posted at least three times to that list and each time received prompt, effective, and pleasant replies. I've also seen installation (for example, partition size, media choice, among others) questions asked and answered there. I'm not sure what installation questions you might have, but if you really can't find the answer in the Handbook or other places I think you shoud go ahead and ask on -questions. (There are rude people everywhere, obviously, but interestingly enough I've seen a couple of posts on -questions in the last couple of weeks chastizing others for giving rude replies and thereby turning newbies off FreeBSD.) Regards, Don Tyson > Sue Blake wrote: > > > FreeBSD-Newbies First Aid Kit > > > > (This is a regular posting to the FreeBSD-Newbies mailing list. > > It is also available at http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/) > > *Stuff deleted* > > Greetings Sue! > [snipped] > Okay, now the real deal. I understand that this is not a technical > list, > that it is not intended for installation issues, that these questions > should > be posted to questions, or whatever appropriate list. If the previous > paragraph does not appeal to anyone, (even you..), then just kill the > list > or change the lists charter. 'Questions' is the last list that a brand > new > BSD user will get an answer from, and apparently, even asking questions > from this list will get mostly negative 'I am Super Geek! No Stupidity > Tolerated' results. > [snipped] > > Point is, where the heck can a "Newbie" go to get very basic install > help for FreeBSD? I am not trying to be negative, but this list seems > to attract newbies wanting to ask newbie questions, but the questions > are technically outside the lists charter. So why is it here? > > Be well, and much happiness! > > Michael > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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