From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 27 10:32:49 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [216.102.203.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E99881553A for ; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:32:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Received: from localhost (bri@localhost) by adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA13191; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:32:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bri@sonicboom.org) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:32:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian X-Sender: bri@adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net To: Jeff Baker Cc: "M. L. Dodson" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adopt a newbie program In-Reply-To: <199908271726.CAA01419@bow.portal.net.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG The best learning experience I can recommend is to hang with other people that know it or are learning it. Learning on an island is tough. Find a user group, or start one. Even the Linux user groups often have bsd people in them. Bri On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Jeff Baker wrote: > Hi ML, > starting to get it now.....this is a cult group, with deeply religious > roots, which explains the speaking in tongues (jibberish), and the > initiation ceremonies ....it's all making sense now....;-) > > My mistake, what I actually wanted was a secure (better than Bill$) intranet > server, didnt realise I needed to understand philosophy as well as > jibberish. :-) > > I must do more reading.......I must do more reading.....I must do more > reading. (3 hail mounts here) > > BTW could any one slip a "how to setup an intranet server" page under my > door, so I can put it on the top of my reading pile.......that way I can do > some real work as well, and get to real reading when my reading age has > improved a little, reinforced by a positive learning experince. > > I must do more reading.......I must do more reading.....I must do more > reading.(3 hail mounts here) > > I must do more reading.......I must do more reading.....I must do more > reading.(3 hail mounts here) > > I must do more reading.......I must do more reading.....I must do more > reading.(3 hail mounts here) > > Regards > Newbie > > > > > > > > >It is a philosophy of computing as much as a piece of software, > >and you have to wrap your brain around WHY it is the way it is > >before you will begin to get it. > > > >This is not your father's Windows. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message