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Date:      Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:06:38 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1015744941.b935c8@mired.org>
Cc:        Kevin McCormick <kmccorm1@stevens-tech.edu>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I bought your system and am not so happy!
Message-ID:  <20020306180638.GI11735@hades.hell.gr>
In-Reply-To: <15492.29227.910886.671669@guru.mired.org>
References:  <59884833@toto.iv> <15492.29227.910886.671669@guru.mired.org>

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On 2002-03-05 01:22, Mike Meyer wrote:
> Kevin McCormick <kmccorm1@stevens-tech.edu> types:
> 
> Why don't you take this, and submit a PR suggesting that it - or
> something like it - be put in /etc/motd?

Excellent idea.  I don't recall the manpage, but OpenBSD has one of those
'now that you finished installation, read this, and more stuff will seem
natural to you' pages.  I recall, I quite liked it, when I had installed
OpenBSD for a while.

> > ---SAMPLE---
> > 
> > Welcome to FreeBSD!
> > 
> > This is your new operating system, so welcome to UNIX, etc. etc.
> > 
> > - To learn how to set up your sound card now, type 'man pcm'
> > - To start XFree86, type 'startx'
> > - To re-run setup, type /stand/sysinstall
> > - To learn more about the FreeBSD ports collection, type 'man ports'
> > - To learn how to customize your system more type ....
> > - To set change how you log onto your computer, type 'man xdm' 'man getty'
> > etc...
> > - For more, type 'man nowthatyouveinstalledfreebsdwhattodonow'
> > 
> > ---STOP SAMPLE---

Giorgos Keramidas                       FreeBSD Documentation Project
keramida@{freebsd.org,ceid.upatras.gr}  http://www.FreeBSD.org/docproj/

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