Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:22:17 +0200 From: Steven Walker <swalk@anit.es> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XFree86 & things Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981013212217.00945320@sar.anit.es> In-Reply-To: <19981013072536.11957@welearn.com.au> References: <199810122027.NAA15780@pau-amma.whistle.com> <19981011080657.49962@welearn.com.au> <199810122027.NAA15780@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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Hi, >> >> And for me, "explaining" a UNIX concept by referring to a Microsoft one >> is quite the wrong way 'round. I am sure that you are right. This thread started when I was moaning about the difficulties facing complete novices. If you start explaining a Unix concept in Unix terms I am liable to wonder what you are talking about. > >Sure, but I would never attempt to explain any unix concepts to you and >this explanation was oriented towards the statistically most likely >needs of the person I was addressing. I figured you'd cope, I understood perfectly which achieved the object even if it was a heresy. Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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