From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed May 2 0:44:17 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from exodus.ait.co.za (exodus.ait.co.za [66.8.26.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BCEBB37B422 for ; Wed, 2 May 2001 00:44:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wizard@sybaweb.co.za) Received: from pm3ctn [66.8.26.4] by exodus.ait.co.za (SMTPD32-4.06) id A956129B0234; Wed, 02 May 2001 09:44:06 +0200 Message-ID: <018201c0d2db$ab024f60$0200a8c0@ait.co.za> Reply-To: "Peter Salvage" From: "Peter Salvage" To: "freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org" References: <200105011914.MAA30462@va1.dslextreme.com> <20010502074125.D220@welearn.com.au> Subject: Re: Not sure where I am? Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 09:44:07 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org : > I installed everything and on my first boot I come to this message(after logging on) : : : Congratulations! Your installed FreeBSD system is waiting for your commands! : : It is pretty common to be confused at this point if you're new to unix. : (When I first reached this point I reinstalled, numerous times :-) : Go to the www.freebsd.org site, follow the "Newbies" link, and read : there to see what's available and where to go from this point. : : Your question is a typical question for freebsd-newbies. Here we point : you to documentation and other ways to get info and support, help you : to ask support questions more effectively on the freebsd-questions : list, offer advice whenever you think that your newbie needs aren't : being met by the resources you've found, and listen to your suggestions : for improvement. We also chat newbie to newbie about nontechnical : stuff, too. Because this is a newbies-only (almost) discussion list, : you should not believe any technical advice you're given on -newbies! : : For actual support, problems, installation and how-to questions, write : to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org instead. You don't have to subscribe : to freebsd-questions first. : : You're at the most exciting stage now. : Do come back and let us know how you got on! This has to be the most compelling reason why I would change to FreeBSD. Sue, if the various *nix projects had a few more like you in their ranks, M****soft wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in Hades. Your wonderfully supportive and encouraging email has finally convinced me to take the plunge and install FreeBSD after lurking here (and freebsd-questions) for ages in semi-terror :-) Well done. /wiZZ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message