Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:55:09 -0600 (CST) From: Ed Hurst <softedges@tconline.net> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for Linux users Message-ID: <20031126183614.R18982@thud.local.bsd> In-Reply-To: <3FC53E21.9020709@potentialtech.com> References: <20031126232537.24176.qmail@web13704.mail.yahoo.com> <20031126234313.GZ90881@submonkey.net> <3FC53E21.9020709@potentialtech.com>
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Bill Moran wrote: > Ceri Davies wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 03:25:37PM -0800, bri an wrote: > > > >>I am a Work-study at a University. I have allot of > >>staff using Redhat. I have been working on helping > >>people move to Freebsd. I have been using it for a two > >>months. I would love to help in anyway. I am not very > >>versed in Freebsd, But I know how to RTFM. I can be a > >>great tester to see what the document needs. > > > > I think it needs writing. ;-) > > > > Seriously, on the doc team we are all long term FreeBSD users, and lack > > the newcomer perspective to write this document. A list of pointers to > > things that people migrating find difficult would be useful to start. > > I recently gave a demonstration of FreeBSD at a Linux User's Group meeting, > so I have a _little_ insight. I'll put forward what I can remember here, > as well as offering my assistance during the writing of such a document. > > 1) You'd be surprised how many hard-core Linux users drop FreeBSD just because > the default shell seems to suck compared to bash. They often give up > before finding out how easy it is to install bash. bash is so universal > on Linux distros, that they don't even realize it's seperate from Linux > and can be installed on any Unix-like system. Just explaining how to > install bash and configure it for use would be a good idea. > 2) The lack of an easy way to set up X during initial install seems to annoy > and confuse a lot of Linux folk. Some explanation of how to install > Gnome or KDE (along with kdm or gdm) would put them in a more comfortable > environment in many cases. > 3) Hard-core admins are confused by the fact that so much config info is in > /etc/rc.conf. They're even more confused by the fact that the rest of > the config is in /usr/local/etc > 4) /stand/sysinstall is not known by Linux users > 5) The first thing a linux -> FreeBSD user is going to want to do is install > their favorite apps. A brief explanation of ports/packages as well as > pointers to more information would speed things along. > > Hope this helps. > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com New member here, and nearly clueless. However, I have much experience in writing and education. How do I submit my own work? I am a mere desktop user, recently migrated from SuSE to FreeBSD. I some articles about that experience; they were posted at Ofb.biz. I have zero experience with networking beyond Internet connectivity, and that via dialup alone. I can't write what I haven't experienced, but what I have is written up in tutorials that assume very little prior knowledge. First, I put together some very basic info for those making the transition from proprietary systems to Open Source. I call them the "Clueless User's Guide" series. Building on those, I have so far 5 tutorials on installing and setting up FreeBSD for the desktop/dialup user. They were posted on a couple of forums for fact checking, and I believe they are about ready. They will be published eventually at Ofb.biz as "FreeBSD on the Desktop". I have them in plain text form backed up on my drive, and in HTML on my website (referenced in my sig). Is there a particular process for this submission? I'd rather they be posted in a more accessible place than my little hobby website. Ed Hurst ----------- An Applied Bible Site http://webs.tconline.net/softedges/ --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]help
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