From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 15 13:03:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FC871065672 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:03:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA6838FC08 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:03:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-255-48-78.bredband.comhem.se ([83.255.48.78]:54281 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1LCD6Q-0006dp-8t for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:03:15 +0100 Received: (qmail 16791 invoked from network); 15 Dec 2008 14:03:12 +0100 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 15 Dec 2008 14:03:12 +0100 Received: (qmail 42250 invoked by uid 1001); 15 Dec 2008 14:03:12 +0100 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:03:12 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson To: Wojciech Puchar Message-ID: <20081215130312.GA42208@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <87iqppdlzh.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213002037.F5665@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213092104.GC39031@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213103054.B8893@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213194302.GA51063@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213122621.001352ad@gom.home> <20081215061228.GE5527@kokopelli.hydra> <20081215124755.Q53356@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1229343497.1647.40.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20081215134908.P53651@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081215134908.P53651@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Originating-IP: 83.255.48.78 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1LCD6Q-0006dp-8t. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1LCD6Q-0006dp-8t efb555c6b11f8b0869646bf646a12d9c Cc: Da Rock , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:03:16 -0000 On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 01:49:57PM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > > > I think the list you're looking for when you talk about only discussing > > the base-system already exists (probably stable or arch). This is > > freebsd questions- and the nature of the list according to the > > all-knowing handbook IS for newbies, people who probably won't > > understand the difference between third party and base. > > there is freebsd-newbies for this. > > this group is "freebsd-question" = questions about FreeBSD. Not quite. It is also the list one should use to ask FreeBSD-related questions when one is not sure which list is most appropriate for that particular question. I.e. "freebsd-quesitions" is for all FreeBSD-related questions, not only questions about the FreeBSD base system. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se