Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 22:12:52 +1100 From: Richard Gipps <rgipps@pop.netspace.net.au> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Re: Newbie packages Message-ID: <200010311117.e9VBH8x74415@whirlwind.netspace.net.au>
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>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:44:59 +1100 >To: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> >From: Richard Gipps <rgipps@pop.netspace.net.au> >Subject: Re: Newbie packages > >At 10:31 30/10/00 -0800, you wrote: > >I think this would be a really good idea. I think the main emphasis should be on getting people to run BSD (and get away from Windows), so having a list of 'getting started' packages is the go. Wether soemone runs vi or not is really not relavant to the cause. > >Richard. > >>I've been thinking of ways to help out newbies that don't involve >>publishing savvy, programming expertise or marketing skills. Helping out >>with the documentation is always a good one. But I'm thinking of one >>particular "hole" in the documentation... >> >>What about a list of appropriate and/or recommended packages to install >>for newbies? Many Linux distributions have recommended packages for >>beginners, which are selected by default. Instead of making the brand >>new user select from two dozen text editors, one is selected by default. >>With consumer-oriented operating systems (windows/mac), the packages are >>chosen for you far in advance. But in FreeBSD you have thousands of >>unfamilar (to the newbie) packages to look over and choose from. All >>this choice can be confusing at the novice level. >> >>So I'm thinking of creating a short article (unofficial) that lists one >>or two recommended packages in a variety of categories. I would like to >>see a short descriptive paragraph, probably taken from the ports, and a >>couple of comments from users. >> >>So I'm soliciting comments on this idea as a whole, and also your >>comments on packages that you have found to be useful for newbies. The >>packages I am looking for don't have to be the most powerful, but they >>should be appropriate for novices. >> >>Categories, off the top of my head: text editor, word processor, >>spreadsheet, window manager, desktop, browser, mailer, image processing, >>image viewing. I also want a list of packages that are difficult for the >>novice, but still essential to learn (like vi), and a list of any >>"required" packages that aren't installed by default. >> >>Thanks, >> >>David >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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