Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:10:23 PDT From: "Jason La" <jasonla_@hotmail.com> To: jswarner@uswest.net, sue@welearn.com.au Cc: hamellr@heorot.1nova.com, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbies web page [was: -newbies] Message-ID: <F141AkwtsQztQoPAzda00004637@hotmail.com>
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I may have entered into this conversation a little late, but I think that a
newbie's site would be awesome. The current FBSD newbie's page just isn't
enough for a newbie to pick up on...
Also, just telling about the syntax and the grammer of programs isn't
enough, in my opinion. For the newbie, concepts like NFS and what a "server"
is needs to be included. Concepts can make it so that the newbie can
understand enough to go ahead and read the man pages and know what to do.
So rarely do I find material that explains the concepts behind the software.
Maybe this is a good place to start.
-- Jason La
jasonla@pobox.com
"The end justifies the means."
-- Niccolo Machiavelli
>From: Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net>
>To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>
>CC: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: Re: Newbies web page [was: -newbies]
>Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 15:04:55 -0600
>
>
> >When you join -newbies you get a brief run-down, and then the FAK
> >is posted once a week. What do you want, daily?
>
>No. How about every 5 days?
>
>
>Sue Blake wrote:
>
> > (First, I'd like to request that freebsd-chat be removed from the
> > headers of replies. This is a freebsd-newbies discussion, and newbies
> > might not realise that posting to several lists at once is generally
> > discouraged. FreeBSD-chat is mostly for non-FreeBSD chat that spills
> > over from the technical lists where it becomes off topic there.)
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 07:52:00AM +0000, Rick Hamell wrote:
> > >
> > > (and someone else wrote...)
> > >
> > > > Maybe it would help if Sue's "FreeBSD Newbies First Aid Kit" was
> > > > posted more often?
> >
> > When you join -newbies you get a brief run-down, and then the FAK
> > is posted once a week. What do you want, daily?
> >
> > > Yes, we also should try to get the -newbies Web Page updated...
> > > http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.
> >
> > All you need to do is send me ideas for change, and it'll be done.
> > I've mentioned this to newbies over and over. Nobody has ever done so!!
> >
> > We do need to have a central starting point for newbies on the FreeBSD
> > web site. While I've received many notes of appreciation, the support
> > for this, in terms of contributions suggestions or ideas, has been
> > consistently underwhelming.
> >
> > You guys have to learn that you are not consumers. You get what you
> > want by collaborating on it and then getting up and _doing_ it, or
> > at least helping out those who are already doing stuff.
> > This is the real world. You don't have no Mummy round no more.
> > Live with it. Learn to thrive on it.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> > -*Sue*-
> >
> >
>
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>
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