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/> In-Reply-To: <bug-263351-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-263351-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D263351 --- 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! --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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