Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 19:01:14 +1000 From: "Young" <young@richardson.apana.org.au> To: "betterformat" <betterformat@astea.com.au> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Gibberish Dictionary -- Formerly adopt a newbie program Message-ID: <001f01bef38f$62571660$857e03cb@jdy>
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Sounds like something i should check out too Thanks Jeff :) -----Original Message----- From: betterformat <betterformat@astea.com.au> To: Jeff Baker <Jeff.Baker@ACADHOTLINE.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 11:39 AM Subject: Gibberish Dictionary -- Formerly adopt a newbie program >I'm going through this mail list after several days of being busy >with other things so I don't know yet if your question re Gibberish >Dictionary has been answered..... but a really good Unix Refence >Book is:- > >The Unix Desk Reference by Peter Dyson >ISBN 0-7821-1658-2 > >this book explains terms and usage in kind plain simple English >for kind and plain simple people like myself and other newbies. >Keep well, >Leo > > >---------- >> From: Jeff Baker <Jeff.Baker@ACADHOTLINE.net.au> >> To: M. L. Dodson <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Re: adopt a newbie program >> Date: Saturday, 28 August 1999 02:05 AM >> >> Hi ML Dobson, >> It's newbie here, I just wanted to thank you for your honest >approach. >> As a professional support peron (in another computer field) I >> appreciate your >> comments re time consuming. >> >> Only point I would not agree with you on is the researched >question >> point. >> Right now I'm hunting for a jibberish dictionary, so I can try >and >> figure out >> the difference between a grep and a psedo-device within a kernel >which >> I have to re compile so I can find a /dev/rfd0 >> >> My simple point being, I'm not sure I'm qualified to ask a >sensible >> question just yet.<g> >> >> Best I can do right now is: >> Anyone point me to a simple jibberish dictionary,preferably with >> some english in it.? >> What about a tech doc on setting up a Freebsd Intranet >server.....?? >> >> Regards >> Newbie >> In the real world trying to break out! >> or >> In the M$ world looking for an alternate lifestyle....... >> or >> Choosing between Pain and Bill >> >> >> >> >IMO, no. There is a big commitment difference between popping >> >off a quick answer to a question for which you happen to know the >> >answer, and leaving yourself open to being bugged continually by >> >someone for a couple of weeks. In the best of all worlds, this >> >should not make a difference, maybe, but this is not the best of >> >all worlds. Speaking as someone who occasionally posts answers >> >here, I would not want to participate in such a program. I'm >> >sorry, but I just do not have the time. >> > >> >And there is another issue which I believe (speaking only for >> >myself) is hiding just below the surface if people would admit >> >it: a lot of the people with the answers do not think people put >> >in enough work trying to help themselves before posting here for >> >quick and easy answers. If you are a little bit past being a >> >newbie, lurk for a few weeks, be objective, and I believe you >> >will come to agree with me. >> > >> >So, speaking only for myself, I don't mind helping people if (1) >> >I know the exact answer off the top of my head, or (2) I can see >> >people have done their homework and still have a nontrivial >> >problem, and I have some insight as to a productive line of >> >research which will solve that problem. Being a mentor for a >> >newbie who wants to take a short cut up the learning curve does >> >not fit in either of those categories. To put it another way, I >> >don't mind being an educator (which I am by profession), in fact >> >I enjoy it, or I would not be subscribed to this list, but I do >> >mind being a questions "punching bag". Flames to /dev/null. >> > >> > > It would be really nice if it were possible .....will have to wait to >see >> > > what, if any, responses come on the subject from experts reading >> > > this thread I guess >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >-- >> >M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu >> >409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 >> > >> > >> >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > >> > >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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