Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:34:07 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: gummibear@we.mediaone.net Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My trials with FreeBSD (a positive story) Message-ID: <199809160933.VAA09684@witch.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980915224923.0069f384@we.mediaone.net>
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On 15 Sep 98, at 22:49, gummibear@we.mediaone.net wrote: > Well over this past week I have learned that I really need to start > keeping a diary of what I do with my FreeBSD box. I had reinstalled > FreeBSD after taking a long hiatus from the OS. I was welcomed pretty > nicely back into the OS, because I only had to reinstall it once. :) Keeping a diary is a very good idea. I encourage you and others to do so. A diary helps you to see what you did the first time, if you ever need to do it a second time. Plus, if you screwed up, others can check it over and see where you went wrong. That's exactly what got me started with The FreeBSD Diary (http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com). More importantly, the Diary helps others who want to accomplish what others have already done. The best audience is those who are installing the given port for the first time. But the Diary is also useful as a guide to the non-newbies. Mainly to remind them of what they once didn't know. It is often that case that as people gain experience, they forget what it was like to know nothing. One of the goals of the diary is to provide an easy to follow guide for people who are using FreeBSD. When learning anything, and in this case particularly FreeBSD, the lack of knowledge is not a reflection on ability. Many people who come to FreeBSD are very able. They just don't have the knowledge. The people who monitor the mailing lists hope to pass on some of the knowledge they have gained. The mailing list and The FreeBSD Diary are my contributions. And the feedback I've received is encouraging. Thanks to those that have sent suggestions and comments. -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - my [mis]adventures http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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