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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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