5 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-newbiesRe: Mailing List vs Newsgroup| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Mr.Delicious | May 10, 1999 1:15 pm | |
| Sue Blake | May 10, 1999 1:35 pm | |
| K. Marsh | May 10, 1999 1:44 pm | |
| Sue Blake | May 10, 1999 2:34 pm | |
| rick hamell | May 10, 1999 6:11 pm |
| Subject: | Re: Mailing List vs Newsgroup | |
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| From: | K. Marsh (dur...@u.washington.edu) | |
| Date: | May 10, 1999 1:44:17 pm | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-newbies | |
On 10 May 1999, Mr.Delicious wrote:
I am fairly new to FreeBSD (running about 3 months now) and about the only thing i don't like about FreeBSD is the fact that you have support through a mailing list. In fact, I hate it. I can't read by thread or anything. It also appears snobbish.
I have to chuckle reading this message. I know exactly the frustration you are going through. The freebsd-questions is monitored by some very knowledgable and involved individuals, and they have little patience for dumb questions. I was very glad when freebsd-newbies was started, but alas, newbies isn't for dumb questions either. :-(. IMO, there really needs to be a freebsd-dumbquestions list.
The freebsd-questions people are not snobs, though. They just don't want to spend time helping people who have not spent any time helping themselves. If you have a question, you really should consult the man pages, the handbook, and the archives for your answer before you go live and ask the pros. You must be familiar with the man pages and handbook by now.
For the archives, I get best results from www.dejanews.com. For example, I want to install bash on my system. I go to www.dejanews.com and search for "FreeBSD install bash". The second item on the search list is a detailed description from comp.unix.shell on how to install bash on a FreeBSD system. It doesn't always go this easy, but you can usually answer your own questions.
One more resource that will make you independent of live tech support is Greg Lehey's book, The Complete FreeBSD. I'd get the third edition. By the way, does anyone know if edition 3 is out yet?
Kenneth J. Marsh University of Washington dur...@u.washington.edu Chemical Engineering
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