From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Sun Jul 3 19:29:57 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6DF9B90146; Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:29:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brd@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8F20321B0; Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:29:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brd@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u63JTuIA002988; Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:29:56 GMT (envelope-from brd@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from brd@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id u63JTuVD002987; Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:29:56 GMT (envelope-from brd@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201607031929.u63JTuVD002987@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: brd set sender to brd@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Brad Davis Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 19:29:56 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49034 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:29:57 -0000 Author: brd Date: Sun Jul 3 19:29:56 2016 New Revision: 49034 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49034 Log: Remove the section linking to the newsgroup, to stop pointing new users away from our support resources. Reviewed by: gjb Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Sun Jul 3 19:27:03 2016 (r49033) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Sun Jul 3 19:29:56 2016 (r49034) @@ -91,15 +91,6 @@ href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search page.

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  • The main newsgroup for &os; is comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. - General UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup comp.unix.questions and - the associated FAQ - from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most - interested in sections 1 and 2 initially.

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  • Manual pages are good for reference but not always the best introduction for a novice. The more you work with man pages the more familiar they