Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:06:12 -0800 From: "Robert C. Blaylock" <robertb@sitespecific.net> To: "Annelise Anderson" <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>, "TheUaRT" <theuart@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD Message-ID: <F2F3D7B1F500EE4997CA682E5174A200028EB1@ssimsg01.sitespecific.net>
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I agree with TheUart. I have just sat back and watched for the last few = months and it seems like there are a lot of people that dont want to be = bothered with "simple" questions while they are chating with there = friends in IRC. If people dont want to be bothered by simple questions = then why dont they just use a private room? For myself I prefer to = RTFM... but if people are asking questions isnt that a good thing? Rob -----Original Message----- From: Annelise Anderson [mailto:andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:03 PM To: TheUaRT Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, TheUaRT wrote: > I am a newbie to FreeBSD (2nd attempt) but not to computers. > I've always stood for people helping others learn current/new > technologies to it's maximum potential... But it seems now > a days that people keep telling you to RTFM. What a concept. > It would be nice if people weren't so arrogant. Specially on IRC. >=20 > There's my 2 cents. Enjoy! >=20 I answered a lot of questions on IRC while I was writing my book, and tried to organize the book in the order in which new users would need the information. And it has an index. It also tries to present information so that the reader will discover how to find out what he/she doesn't know--in combination with lists of specific commands (what to type) to accomplish a specific task. There's the Handbook, the FAQ, tutorials on specific topics on the web, and two other books on FreeBSD. I don't find people on IRC arrogant--sometimes just weary at the same questions from people who want to know what to type next. But not arrogant. IRC is also not a good medium for answering (without error) questions that have multi-part answers, like "how do I upgrade my system?" Annelise (on IRC, xanne) --=20 Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: BSDmall.com and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/=09 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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