From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 16 16:36:23 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11FAE7D2; Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0468D210; Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r1GGaMfe055231; Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:22 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id r1GGaMOI055230; Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:22 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201302161636.r1GGaMOI055230@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:22 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40985 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:36:23 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sat Feb 16 16:36:22 2013 New Revision: 40985 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40985 Log: Remove ancient things. Approved by: bcr (mentor) 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 Sat Feb 16 16:36:19 2013 (r40984) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Sat Feb 16 16:36:22 2013 (r40985) @@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ ppp page for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.

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  • The - Complete &os; by Greg Lehey, published by O'Reilly. - This book assumes minimal UNIX experience and takes the - beginner step by step through each stage from installation to - everything you need to know to set up and run a &os; system. You - also get to understand what you are doing and why.

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  • The &os; Handbook and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are the main documents for &os;. Essential reading, they contain a lot of @@ -102,12 +95,6 @@ answers via the search page.

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  • The main newsgroup for &os; is comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. - You might want to keep an eye on comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce - as well.

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  • Manual pages are good for reference but not always the best introduction for a novice. The more you work with man pages @@ -156,12 +143,6 @@ Pretty soon you will want to move on to a book that gives more coverage.

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  • One book mentioned frequently by newbies is UNIX for - the Impatient by Paul W. Abrahams and Bruce R. Larson, published - by Addison-Wesley. It is intended both as a book for learning UNIX - and a reference, and includes an introduction to UNIX concepts and - handy chapter on using the X Window System.

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  • Another popular book is UNIX Power Tools by Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly and Mike Loukides, published by O'Reilly and Associates. It is organized as a series of short articles each of @@ -189,25 +170,11 @@ HTML at a mirror site near you, or can be installed on your own system.

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  • UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup comp.unix.questions and the - associated - FAQ - from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most interested in - sections 1 and 2 initially.

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  • Another interesting newsgroup is comp.unix.user-friendly. - Although this newsgroup is for discussing user-friendliness, it can - contain some good information for newbies. The FAQ - is also available by FTP.

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  • Many other web sites hold lists of UNIX tutorials and reference - material. One of the best places to start looking is the UNIX page - at Yahoo!.

    • - + material. One of the best places to start looking is the + little known search engine Google.

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    Learning about the X Window System

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    • For basic information about installing, configuring and using the - X Window System, three of the books mentioned above have sections - dealing with X at beginner level: - The X Window System chapter - of the &os; Handbook, The Complete &os;, - and UNIX for the Impatient.

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    • Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you will need to choose a window manager. Visit the Window Managers for X