Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 00:30:14 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Rasputin <rasputin@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: beginners with bsd Message-ID: <20001103003014.D4698@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <20001102093329.B14637@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from rasputin@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 09:33:29AM %2B0000 References: <000a01c043c3$942af1e0$1d24fc3e@knapp> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011010047360.691-100000@sherman.spotnet> <20001102093329.B14637@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 09:33:29AM +0000, Rasputin wrote: > > I've been running FreeBSD since 4.0-RELEASE , and at first was horrified > to realise there was nowhere like linuxdoc.org to learn about it. > > After asking on the newsgroup for help and being referred to the manpages, > I was amazed to find they hold useful information on this platform. This is one of the most important reasons why I chose to stick with FreeBSD. That, and the cvs-all messages that showed both code and documentation being updated at the same time and staying most of the time in sync (of course, I'm talking about -STABLE here). > Unlike (R**h**) Linux, where > > 'this manpage is no longer maintained - we just like installing files' > > seems to be the most common entry. What can anyone say about an OS where the manpages are considered something `extra' that is not part of the system itself? *sigh* -- Giorgos Keramidas, < keramida @ ceid . upatras . gr > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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