From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 23 18:07:54 2003 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 8783C37B401 for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:07:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-out.comcast.net (smtp-out.comcast.net [24.153.64.116]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E222943FA3 for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:07:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@pcp01555705pcs.gdlett01.fl.comcast.net) Received: from pcp01555705pcs.gdlett01.fl.comcast.net (pcp01555705pcs.gdlett01.fl.comcast.net [68.51.227.174]) by mtaout01.icomcast.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.12 (built Feb 13 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HDT00MM2PRIFM@mtaout01.icomcast.net> for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:06:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by pcp01555705pcs.gdlett01.fl.comcast.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 42AA949F81; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:07:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:07:46 -0500 From: Mike To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030424020746.GA26531@pcp01555705pcs.gdlett01.fl.comc> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Hello Newbs 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: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 01:07:54 -0000 I havn't seen any traffic on this list since I signed up for it so I thought I would send a message in a bottle and see what comes back.I have been using FreeBSD for a couple weeks and I really like it.I was using Linux before so it was not much of a shock making the switch.Actually I still have linux on another partition.I havn't booted it in a while though.The only thing I havn't got working yet is my usb quickcam express.I am using cvsup to update my sources and portupgrade to compile the programs I am using.Last night I ran make world for the first time.It was pretty cool. Mike