From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 8 14:34:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C799E16A4CE for ; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 14:34:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C53A143D1D for ; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 14:34:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Pastor_Mac@spymac.com) Received: from spymac.com (c-67-172-71-158.client.comcast.net[67.172.71.158]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2004020822343501500k4ljke>; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 22:34:36 +0000 Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 17:34:34 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) From: Pastor Mac To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <20040208152833.57f07d14@agnes> Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) Subject: Re: Raw Newcomer X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 22:34:36 -0000 On Sunday, February 8, 2004, at 04:28 PM, Lute Mullenix wrote: > Well keep us informed, I would like to hear about your progress. Thanks for the book suggestions. What I've found with virtually any documentation regardless of platform is how complete it is except for the problem you're facing at the moment. IOW, Murphy's Law applied to documentation. But the more perspectives on a problem means that each author might have found some issue others might not think is worth mentioning or simply gloss over it. Ultimately, proficiency comes from making mistakes and learning what happened in order not to do it again--the book merely points out where the edge of the cliff is but its up to us to stop before we fall off. Pax, Pastor Mac On OS X