Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 01:09:53 -0700 From: Ryan <rd64pro@pacbell.net> To: FreeBSD-Newbies <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: no questions? Message-ID: <004501bfe00f$1303a340$e986d4cf@pacbell.net> References: <20000627063745.18078.qmail@hotmail.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01BFDFD4.667A11C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's apparent that you're new to the group. I mean no disrespect of = course; just that there is a regular posting (once a week? every two = weeks? something like that) that describes the ideal use of the = 'newbies' list. In fact, 'ideal' isn't exactly the right word. The = newbies list is intended especially for newbies (though anyone is = welcome, really) not so much as a question/answer environment, but as a = means of sharing resources. Since alot of people that are new to FreeBSD = are new to any flavor of UNIX (there are quite a few Windows/Linux = converts), they are probably also new to the whole documentation fiasco. = Since there aren't too many books on FreeBSD out there, and the man = pages can melt your brain if you put too much into them, this list = should be looked at as more of a 'community' than anything else. Rather = than asking for advice/help on a specific problem you're currently = experiencing, you might ask where to find a good general introduction to = UNIX. In any case, keep your 'questions' open and general. In contrast, = you should specific questions to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org . It = seems that alot of people are on both lists so it can get confusing and = sometimes cumbersome, but as a courtesy to those who aren't on both, = please keep the postings on the appropriate list.=20 I hope I haven't put you to sleep yet. Have a good one! You should run = into that regular posting I was talking about within the next week or = so. Or maybe someone out there would be nice enough to re-post it or = forward it to you. <wink, wink, nudge, nudge> Ryan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dimitrios T.=20 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org=20 Cc: hamellr@aracnet.com=20 Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 11:37 PM Subject: no questions? Hi, Rick Hamell wrote: >Umm... NO....! This is why questions are not supposed to be asked >on -newbies. I thought -newbies was meant for newbies' questions.. If not, could anyone, explain to little me, what's the purpose of it? thanx, Dimitri = ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at = http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01BFDFD4.667A11C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.3825.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>It's apparent that you're new to the = group. I=20 mean no disrespect of course; just that there is a regular posting (once = a week?=20 every two weeks? something like that) that describes the ideal use of = the=20 'newbies' list. In fact, 'ideal' isn't exactly the right word. The = newbies list=20 is intended especially for newbies (though anyone is welcome, really) = not so=20 much as a question/answer environment, but as a means of sharing = resources.=20 Since alot of people that are new to FreeBSD are new to any flavor of = UNIX=20 (there are quite a few Windows/Linux converts), they are probably also = new to=20 the whole documentation fiasco. Since there aren't too many books on = FreeBSD out=20 there, and the man pages can melt your brain if you put too much = into them,=20 this list should be looked at as more of a 'community' than anything = else.=20 Rather than asking for advice/help on a specific problem you're = currently=20 experiencing, you might ask where to find a good general introduction to = UNIX.=20 In any case, keep your 'questions' open and general. In contrast, you = should=20 specific questions to <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org">freebsd-questions@freebsd.o= rg</A> .=20 It seems that alot of people are on both lists so it can get confusing = and=20 sometimes cumbersome, but as a courtesy to those who aren't on both, = please keep=20 the postings on the appropriate list. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I hope I haven't put you to sleep = yet. Have a=20 good one! You should run into that regular posting I was talking about = within=20 the next week or so. Or maybe someone out there would be nice enough to = re-post=20 it or forward it to you. <wink, wink, nudge, nudge></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Ryan</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></FONT>----- Original Message ----- </DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmidios3@hotmail.com = href=3D"mailto:midios3@hotmail.com">Dimitrios=20 T.</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@freebsd.org=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org">freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org</= A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Dhamellr@aracnet.com=20 href=3D"mailto:hamellr@aracnet.com">hamellr@aracnet.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 26, 2000 = 11:37=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> no questions?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>Rick Hamell wrote:<BR><BR>>Umm... NO....! = This is=20 why questions are not supposed to be asked<BR>>on = -newbies.<BR><BR>I=20 thought -newbies was meant for newbies' questions..<BR>If not, could = anyone,=20 explain to little me, what's the purpose of=20 = it?<BR><BR>thanx,<BR>Dimitri<BR>_________________________________________= _______________________________<BR>Get=20 Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.hotmail.com">http://www.hotmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR= >To=20 Unsubscribe: send mail to <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.org">majordomo@FreeBSD.org</A><BR>with=20 "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the=20 message</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01BFDFD4.667A11C0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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