From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Oct 14 10:49: 2 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from heorot.1nova.com (sub24-23.member.dsl-only.net [63.105.24.23]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF48037B503; Sat, 14 Oct 2000 10:48:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by heorot.1nova.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3BD09328F; Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:12:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by heorot.1nova.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20C03328E; Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:12:44 +0000 (GMT) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:12:44 +0000 (GMT) From: Rick Hamell To: Sue Blake Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbies web page [was: -newbies] In-Reply-To: <20001015043318.F2537@welearn.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > I'd be willing to guess that there are many new people here since you > > last posted that. Please don't think I'm slamming you, but I do not > > believe you can make a statement as above. > > Fine. I seem to remember you being a newbie, oh, a couple of years ago? About 3 years... in fact until very recently I still considered myself a newbie. That is why I am now trying to help the newbies help themselves. :) > > Um... that's why I personally am trying to fix the problems with > > -newbies. That's why I've created my webpage with good links for > > newbies. > > Good on you! Well done! > > This is a good example of what we're talking about. How about linking > back to the FreeBSD Newbies page so that they know it's there? > I know you adore the newbies page, because you've never submitted any > improvements. I already have, I just have to upload it. As for the newbies page, again I am now to the point where I feel comfortable in adding my two cents worth in. Once I get the a few other projects out of the way, I will be attacking the Newbies page. I then plan on helping with the handbook and any where else I can. I also need to go through my notes over the last three years and HTMLize them. Please Sue, do not think I am attacking you personally. I appreciate what you have done for the FreeBSD project, especially with -newbies. I simply believe that you have become tired and/or too busy to deal with it like you use too. It's been a thankless job, and you weathered it well. I simply want see your work not go in vain. My call to completly remove -newbies may have been extreme, but it has come up with what I believe is a viable alternative, a rename of the list to something that will keep questions where they belong and can get answered, yet still provide those new to the project a place to talk and get help as they can. Rick ******************************************************************* Rick's FreeBSD Web page http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd Ace Logan's Hardware Guide http://www.shatteredcrystal.net/hardware ***FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message