From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Jun 15 19:02:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA08697 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:02:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mx.serv.net (mx.serv.net [205.153.153.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA08686 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:02:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fewtch@serv.net) Received: from desktop-pentium (dialup533.serv.net [207.207.70.98]) by mx.serv.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA20418; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:02:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980615185205.007eb670@mx.serv.net> X-Sender: fewtch@mx.serv.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:52:05 -0700 To: "Stevan S." From: Tim Gerchmez Subject: Re: What do people on the list use FreeBSD for? Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199806150428.XAA26203@zoom.bga.com> References: <199806142026.QAA23819@junior.apk.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 11:26 PM 6/14/98 -0500, you wrote: >This might sound funny but I really don't have a use for FreeBSD yet. Not so funny. It's beneficial just to learn a *nix, even if you never use it for a single productive thing (my viewpoint anyway). >This >is my first time installing an OS that I'm not familiar with, but with >independent learning I hope to gain valuable experience of the unix world. >To get a peek of what system administors encounter on a day to day basis. >My background in computer also plays a role in learning FreeBSD. I very >knowledgable about DOS, Win3.*, Win95, and NT and hope to add FreeBSD to my >list of OS's. :) Precisely where I was (and still am) one week ago. Welcome to the group! -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message