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Date:      Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:19:22 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 263351] Update 'Resources for Newbies'
Message-ID:  <bug-263351-9-sdKQLEw83j@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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--- Comment #2 from Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> ---
Let me know what you think of this proposed text:

... including mailing lists, user groups, web sites, release information, a=
nd
links to some sources of UNIX(R) information.

... If you do not have many friends who use FreeBSD, consider creating Free=
BSD
install media and introducing new users to your favorite operating system.


I think the page is otherwise fine.



diff:

--- a/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The latest FreeBSD releases are available
link:../../where/[here]. Before you be
 * Join the FreeBSD-Questions mailing list to see the questions you were too
afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by filling out the following fo=
rm:
https://lists.FreeBSD.org/subscription/freebsd-questions. You can look up o=
ld
questions and answers via the link:../../search/#mailinglists[search] page.
 * The FreeBSD https://forums.freebsd.org[Forums] offer another support
channel. Many users have written various tutorials and lots of new users
receive help there.
 * You can link:../../search/[search] the Handbook and FAQ, the whole web s=
ite,
or the FreeBSD mailing list archives.
-* The link:../../support/[Support] page contains a wealth of information a=
bout
FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web and FTP sites, release
information, and links to some sources of UNIX(R) information.
+* The link:../../support/[Support] page contains a wealth of information a=
bout
FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web sites, release informati=
on,
and links to some sources of UNIX(R) information.

 =3D=3D Learning about FreeBSD-derived projects

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other
commercial and open-source

 Everyone has something to contribute to the FreeBSD community, even newbie=
s!
Some are busy working with the new advocacy group and some have become invo=
lved
with the link:../../docproj/[Documentation Project] as reviewers. Other Fre=
eBSD
newbies might have particular skills and experiences to share, either compu=
ter
related or not, or just want to meet new newbies and make them feel welcome.
There are always people around who help others simply because they like to.

-Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace chatting=
 on
the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the same interests, enjoys
similar accomplishments, and faces the same challenges. If you do not have =
many
friends who use FreeBSD, consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some
more.
+Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace chatting=
 on
the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the same interests, enjoys
similar accomplishments, and faces the same challenges. If you do not have =
many
friends who use FreeBSD, consider creating FreeBSD install media and
introducing new people to your favorite operating system.

 link:../../usergroups/[User groups] are good places to meet other FreeBSD
users. If there is no one nearby, you might consider starting one!

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