Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:30:17 -0400 From: "Brian Kinsey" <brian@thekinseys.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: no freebsd-beginners list? Message-ID: <20050416233034.VWNP2063.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@VAIO>
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I went to sign up for the freebsd beginners list and got a response that the list was closed and I should use freebsd-questions instead. It seems to me that a newbie list would be beneficial to many of us. I see a lot of very technical questions here and feel that my newbie questions would not be appreciated, especially since I have not read through the entire handbook yet (yes, I'm working on it and I do try to use it to answer my own questions before I post). There is already enough traffic here (I know, my little rant here doesn't help with that) and I personally think that a list with newbs helping other newbs and maybe a few of you more advanced people popping in from time to time to share some tips would make things a bit easier for some of us to learn. At least then I would be apt to ask more questions and not be afraid to get a RTFM from the more advanced users. Then I could also feel that I've made some accomplishment when the newbie list no longer meets my needs and I can move up to freebsd-questions. Is there somewhere else I should go, or is this the appropriate place for me? Does it annoy you guys that have been using FreeBSD for a while to get my newbie questions taking up room in your mailboxes? On a side note, I do appreciate that I have not seen as many RTFM replies here as I saw on the Linux boards when I was trying to learn Linux :-)
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