Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:25:10 -0500 From: Neal Hogan <nealhogan@gmail.com> To: James Phillips <anti_spam256@yahoo.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for the common man(or woman) (was: > upgrade 7.2 Message-ID: <ab7b49bc0908061525w2e285c1ei35dd3187d0d29800@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <182370.92452.qm@web65511.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> References: <20090806120011.8528A106567E@hub.freebsd.org> <182370.92452.qm@web65511.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
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> inspired by a guy (the OP) who has been using fBSD for many >> years >> (over 5 . . . I can't remember the exact number). >> > > I have been struggling to use FreeBSD for a shorter amount of time (for a= fileserver). I was originally attracted to OpenBSD "for security." However= , OpenBSD users are expected to compile all patches from source. Since I wa= sn't planning on doing code-reviews myself, I saw little benefit in using e= xtra disk space and compile time when binaries would do.i run -current (via snapshots) > [snip . . . a lot, which I didn't read] > So, this long story boils down to the following question: > > What is that best way to use the handbook and related documentation (like= man-pages)? > What?! Ummm . . . read them. I'm not trying to be too big of a dick, but your question strikes me as odd. Read them when you come across something that is troubling you. I suppose there is no need to read about, say, wifi card drivers that you don't use. > I am willing to do some reading, but get distracted by irrelevant or some= times too low-level stuff. I want to avoid programing as much as possible u= ntil I actually have a work-station I am comfortable playing around with. How do you expect to get comfortable w/out "playing around," other than, I guess (a'la above) reading the documentation? >Thinking about it in the week before posting this, I think that part of my= problem is I want to use the documentation to do the "right thing" rather = than experiment. Once I move the family's files onto the server, it becomes= essential. I won't be able to have it out of commission for weeks at a tim= e. I hope with the server properly set up, win98 may even be usable again: = just do a clean install every morning! I even downloaded the Windows 7 RC s= o that I can be informed when I say it sucks. > > > Regards, > > James Phillips > > PS: I find it a little annoying that FreeBSD releases faster than I can c= onfigure my computer! ;) Again . . . What?! You're not required to update every time there is a release. This too is odd, IMO. > > > > > =A0 =A0 =A0______________________________________________________________= ____ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >
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