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Date:      Mon, 16 Oct 2000 10:37:05 +0200
From:      "James A Wilde" <james.wilde@tbv.se>
To:        <Westoned420@aol.com>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Another one...
Message-ID:  <NEBBLHNJHLFCJGCBFDKIAECHCBAA.james.wilde@tbv.se>
In-Reply-To: <a7.833bc76.271b7d88@aol.com>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
> Westoned420@aol.com
>
>
> Hey,

Sounds like you are Swedish!
>
>     I am a 17 High School and a FreeBSD newbie. I am very
> interested in the
> OS and many of it's applications. I am obviously new to the
> environment and
> need help with some things.

Welcome, Weston.  Read Sue Blake's First Aid Kit which appears in this list
about once a week for hints on how to use this and other FreeBSD lists.  It
is available on-line but I don't have the URL handy.  Another good page is:

http://www.se.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html

... and Rick Hamell will be along soon to give you the URL of his newbie
site which I have at home.  And you'll quickly find lots more.  Read Greg
Lehey's introduction to how to ask and answer questions which pops up from
time to time in here or in -questions and - I think - is available from the
newbie page mentioned above.

Don't be afraid to ask all your technical questions in the -questions
mailing list (and not in here) for a very good reason which I only learnt
this weekend.  Everyone is very tolerant in that list even though some of
the answers you will get are what I call poetic - in other words VERY
concise and concentrated information.

Questions in here should be of the 'any recommendations for a good window
manager' type rather than 'how do I fix the shooblink so that my
wangledodger displays a green background'

> I would also like to get involved with any
> FreeBSD/UNIX projects and would love to get some useful feedback...

Stick around a while and find the level of competence you feel comfortable
with and something will suggest itself.  A good beginning is lurking
in -questions and answering the ones you can, cos there  are always people
who know less than you do about something.

Once again, welcome.  Have fun.

mvh/regards

James



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