Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 23:20:18 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Many assumptions are made Message-ID: <199807271119.XAA03911@cyclops.xtra.co.nz>
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Have you ever noticed how easy it is to forget what it's like to not know anything? I keep being reminded what it is like to be a novice. And that's a good think. As we gain knowledge, we tend to forget that we once did not comprehend what we now consider to be basics. And much of those "basics" are by no means intuitive. For example, I just downloaded nslint and tried to install it. Every previous port installed first time. Just enter "make install". No problems. But for the life of me, I can't figure out what the installation procedure it. There are no instructions with the port (none that I can find; please see my thread in the questions list). I'm finding it difficult to tell the difference between my lack of UNIX knowledge and the lack of full information being provided to the user. I'm sure the rest of this list must be encountering similar experiences. -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited http://www.dvl-software.com/freebsd : my [mis]adventures To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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