From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Aug 19 13:41:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA27046 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 13:41:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA27028 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 13:41:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id GAA17743; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 06:39:40 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19980820063936.36567@welearn.com.au> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 06:39:37 +1000 From: Sue Blake To: c9707010@alinga.newcastle.edu.au Cc: FreeBSD-Newbies Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD References: <35DB134F.14A17C@reincarnate.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <35DB134F.14A17C@reincarnate.com>; from Stewart Heckenberg on Thu, Aug 20, 1998 at 04:02:57AM +1000 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Aug 20, 1998 at 04:02:57AM +1000, Stewart Heckenberg wrote: > Hi all, > > I've recently installed FreeBSD. I use UNIX at Newcastle University, and Hey, you're just up the road! Well, next city from Gosford anyway :-) What are you studying there? Are other students running FreeBSD? > I wanted to install a UNIX clone on my PC at home. I chose FreeBSD over > Linux, as I found the online documentation was much better, and FreeBSD > seems a "truer" UNIX clone with more emphasis on a hands-on, > under-the-hood attitude. Under the hood? Well... Linux was a bit like my old suzuki, it did "helpful" things without asking, and I had to get "under the hood" every time I wanted to take it for a run. FreeBSD reminds me more of those ferries we had in Sydney where you travelled in comfort but could peek over a low wall at the engine, or walk down the steps and chat with the blokes there, pass them tools, see how it all works. Ah, the sound of a well tuned machine, the smell of warm grease! > I'm hoping to further my UNIX and programming skills using FreeBSD, and > hopefully I'll one day delete Win95 for good - hoorah! :) Good on you! FreeBSD-questions can help you if you get stuck, and we can point you to the doccos so you don't need too much help. We're all pretty new and like to chat, so let us know how it goes! -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message