Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 20:38:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49042 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects Message-ID: <201607032038.u63KcGcd029120@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: brd Date: Sun Jul 3 20:38:16 2016 New Revision: 49042 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49042 Log: Remove the generic section about X Windows that links users away from our resources. Clean up the Handbook section and add a link to the X Windows chapter instead. Reviewed by: gjb Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Sun Jul 3 20:28:25 2016 (r49041) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Sun Jul 3 20:38:16 2016 (r49042) @@ -55,12 +55,10 @@ Handbook</a> and <a href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> are the main documents for &os;. Essential reading, - they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as some - pretty advanced stuff. Do not worry if you are unable to - understand the advanced sections. The handbook contains the - installation instructions and also provides lists of books and - on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting - section.</p></li> + they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as advanced + users. For users interested in installing a GUI, see the <a + href="&url.books;/handbook/x11.html">X Windows</a> chapter. + </p></li> <li><p>Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions you were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by @@ -107,26 +105,6 @@ addition to the proprietary Apple user interface.</p></li> </ul> - <h2><a>Learning about the X Window System</a></h2> - - <p>The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems, - including &os;. The documentation for X can be found at the <a - href="http://www.x.org/">X.Org Foundation</a> web site. - Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which - is more likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.</p> - - <ul> - <li><p>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you - will need to choose a window manager. Visit the <a - href="http://xwinman.org/">Window Managers for X</a> page and - follow the link to the introduction to find out about window - managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and - compare the different types that are available. (Bonus: there is - another beginners guide to UNIX there too.) Most, if not all, of - these window managers are available to install from the &os; - Ports Collection.</p></li> - </ul> - <h2><a>Helping other people</a></h2> <p>Everyone has something to contribute to the &os; community,
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