From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Sep 3 11:20:51 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from escambia.se.mediaone.net (escambia.se.mediaone.net [24.129.0.53]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6142F150F2; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:20:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dstein@mediaone.net) Received: from david (surf114-52-105.jacksonville.net [24.129.52.105]) by escambia.se.mediaone.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA07289; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 14:20:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000801bef639$4be944a0$6a3efea9@david> From: "David Stein" To: , Subject: Suggestion - List IRC resources Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 14:22:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BEF617.C3D43E60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BEF617.C3D43E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd like to suggest that I haven't seen IRC listed as a resource for = FreeBSD. Currently there is at least two IRC channels on EFNET and I = haven't looked at other servers. Comparatively, there are tons of linux = support channels, and the NetBSD IRC channel has more people than the = two FreeBSD IRC channels. Its great to be able to go to an email list for help. But sometimes its = just as good to go to an IRC channel to chat and get a quick tip. But = this only works if there are plenty of people there so you can get a = couple of opinions and hopefully an expert or two who likes to hang out = in chat. So I'd like to suggest that you include IRC as a possible resource (on = the freebsd.org web site, and in "The Complete FreeBSD"). There are two = channels I know of on EFNET: #freebsdhelp and #freebsdadmin. This = would be a nice addition to the support network for FreeBSD, if there = were more people there. And you can make it happen. =20 Thanks! Dave Stein ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BEF617.C3D43E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'd like to suggest that I haven't seen = IRC listed=20 as a resource for FreeBSD. Currently there is at least two IRC = channels on=20 EFNET and I haven't looked at other servers. Comparatively, there = are tons=20 of linux support channels, and the NetBSD IRC channel has more = people than=20 the two FreeBSD IRC channels.

Its great to be able to go to an email = list for=20 help. But sometimes its just as good to go to an IRC channel to = chat and=20 get a quick tip. But this only works if there are plenty of people = there=20 so you can get a couple of opinions and hopefully an expert or two who = likes to=20 hang out in chat.

So I'd like to suggest that you include = IRC as a=20 possible resource (on the freebsd.org web site, and in "The Complete=20 FreeBSD"). There are two channels I know of on EFNET: = #freebsdhelp=20 and #freebsdadmin. This would be a nice addition to the support = network=20 for FreeBSD, if there were more people there.

And you can make it happen. =

Thanks!

Dave Stein

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