From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 25 18:32:28 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 17F5516A4CE for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 18:32:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns9.icdc.com (ns9.icdc.com [208.244.152.22]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E72743D1F for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 18:32:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from csmith@icdc.com) Received: from WAND (pool-151-197-215-211.phil.east.verizon.net [151.197.215.211]) by ns9.icdc.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with SMTP id i4Q1TBRv003124 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 21:29:12 -0400 Message-ID: <005401c442c1$5ef878c0$9b02a8c0@WAND> From: "Chauncey Smith" To: Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 21:32:54 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: Technical questions and Newbie experience. 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: Wed, 26 May 2004 01:32:28 -0000 I've noticed a lot of new users that come in here post a technical question and haven't read the Handbook yet. I think we need to have more conversations about our newbie experiences so when a new person joins the mailing list he can see what the list is all about. I know that it happens atleast once a week someone can't start X windows or someone can't load a port because they're not root, or they simply don't know about the resolve.conf feature of FreeBSD 5.x. Well I'll start the conversation with my quest for a small mother board for a router. I really want something with USB. I'm thinking the M-ITX format board from EPIA.I've also looked at SBC's but they all have this back plan adaptor and I really. want something that can be self contained and small. I'm even looking at the Jetway board with a DOC slot. Disk on Chip. sounds so cool. And would be great for a freevo unit as well. Let's talk about our projects as well.