From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 22 19: 1:41 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.hutchtel.net (ns1.hutchtel.net [206.9.112.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B96A837B43F for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:01:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mark8 (hutch-361.hutchtel.net [206.10.68.61]) by ns1.hutchtel.net (8.9.1/8.9.0) with SMTP id VAA07343; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:00:02 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <029201c00ca7$063ce620$3d440ace@mark8> From: "Josh Paetzel" To: "Lyman Bradford" , References: <000801c00c62$100d2880$4cee1fd0@lsb4> Subject: Re: Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:08:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_028F_01C00C7D.1C95D280" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_028F_01C00C7D.1C95D280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lyman Bradford=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 12:54 PM An anarchist website that I was reading over had a link to this = FreeBSD website (http://www.freebsd.org). I followed that link and here = I am. I am a Windows 98 user with no real understanding of how a = computer actually operates. I have owned my PC for a few years now and = am able to access the internet, make webpages, create images in = photoshop, among other things. But when I looked over the FreeBSD FAQ = 'everything' was greek to me. =20 What is FreeBSD and why is it valuable to anarchists?=20 FreeBSD is very valuable to anarchists in many ways. To be able to = use FreeBSD you must understand a little about how your computer works. = When the anarchists win and the government falls and society collapses = and all the people on the help desks nationwide are dead, knowing how = the computer works will be a great asset to any self-deserving = anarchist. Can an average PC user take advantage of such a resource? =20 No....FreeBSD requires an above-avarage user. Josh I thank you in advance for your time. =20 Sincerely, L.Bradford ------=_NextPart_000_028F_01C00C7D.1C95D280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 Lyman = Bradford=20
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG =
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 = 12:54=20 PM

An anarchist website that I = was reading=20 over had a link to this FreeBSD website (http://www.freebsd.org). I followed that link and here I am. I = am a=20 Windows 98 user with no real understanding of how a computer actually=20 operates. I have owned my PC for a few years now and am able to access = the=20 internet, make webpages, create images in photoshop, among other = things. But=20 when I looked over the FreeBSD FAQ 'everything' was greek to = me.
 
What is FreeBSD and why is it = valuable to=20 anarchists?
 
FreeBSD is very valuable to = anarchists in many=20 ways.  To be able to use FreeBSD you must understand a little = about how=20 your computer works.  When the anarchists win and the government = falls=20 and society collapses and all the people on the help desks nationwide = are=20 dead, knowing how the computer works will be a great asset to any=20 self-deserving anarchist.
 
 
Can an average PC user take advantage = of such a=20 resource?
 
No....FreeBSD requires an above-avarage user.
 
 
Josh
 
I thank you in advance for = your=20 time.
 
Sincerely,
L.Bradford

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