Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 20:16:45 -0600 From: "Gerardo Paredes" <gerardo_enrique_paredes@hotmail.com> To: djohnson@acuson.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <F83B2b0s065uZeGfFjw0000a963@hotmail.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
by the way RTFM in BSD stands for Read The Fine Manual, but RTFH would be better (Read The hyperFine Handbook). Mr Arrogant, you are right, newbies got to learn the Fine Handbook before they ask lame questions. >From: Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com> >To: TheUaRT <theuart@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD >Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:15:03 -0800 > >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. > >Mr. Arrogant here. Have you actually read the FM? It's a wonderful FM. >It won't answer all your questions, but it's a very good start. > >I wasn't always arrogant. Once I was a loving person who volunteered 23 >hours out of each day to volunteer answering FreeBSD questions. But my >lack of sleep and lagging productivity meant that I needed another >solution besides answering every question that came my way. So I decided >to perform a grand and noble gesture for the newbies. I wrote a >Handbook, a FAQ, and the best set of man pages for any OS yet seen. > >And what happened? I kept getting a thousand questions a day asking >about a topics in the Handbook and FAQ. Questions like "how do I use >ports?" and "how do I mount my Windows partition?" I couldn't help >myself. Like the Grinch, my heart shrivelled up and I became a crusty >old arrogant bastard. > >There is a cure for my condition. Start reading the documentation. > >Mr. Arrogant > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?F83B2b0s065uZeGfFjw0000a963>