Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:57:45 +0200 From: Hans Nieser <h.nieser@xs4all.nl> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IRC Message-ID: <4322BC29.1050608@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <43227C43.4040304@makeworld.com> References: <43227C43.4040304@makeworld.com>
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Chris wrote: > I just wanted to make a note - in the past I pushed that FreeBSD on IRC > is a good place for users to seek help - Well, I have been proven wrong. > > While it's true there MAY be a few decent IRC channels that actually > offer help with FreeBSD, I can now say that I was wrong to assume that > the majority of FBSD channels on IRC offer any type of FBSD help or even > care if they offer help. > > While I can't speak for EFNet, UnderNet and FreeNode - I can say for > sure that there are certain channels on DALNet that are NOT help channels. > > While there are some decent users on IRC networks overall, it really > comes down to the management. And in the end - it's the management that > makes the channel. I'm a new FreeBSD user coming pretty much straight from Windows (well, I have tinkered with linux a bit in the past), and I've been hanging out in #freebsd on FreeNode and QuakeNET and found them great places to get help. Despite the fact that some of my questions that I have asked in either channels could probably be answered by some googling or wading through manpages, I've only been told to RTFM one or twice ;)
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