Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:23:01 +0200 (CEST) From: Soeren Straarup <xride@x12.dk> To: Hans Nieser <h.nieser@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IRC Message-ID: <20050911191954.O87302@x12.dk> In-Reply-To: <4322BC29.1050608@xs4all.nl> References: <43227C43.4040304@makeworld.com> <4322BC29.1050608@xs4all.nl>
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This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-753103345-1126459381=:87302 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Hans Nieser wrote: > Chris wrote: >> I just wanted to make a note - in the past I pushed that FreeBSD on IRC >> is a good place for users to seek help - Well, I have been proven wrong. >>=20 >> While it's true there MAY be a few decent IRC channels that actually >> offer help with FreeBSD, I can now say that I was wrong to assume that >> the majority of FBSD channels on IRC offer any type of FBSD help or even >> care if they offer help. >>=20 >> While I can't speak for EFNet, UnderNet and FreeNode - I can say for >> sure that there are certain channels on DALNet that are NOT help channel= s. >>=20 >> While there are some decent users on IRC networks overall, it really >> comes down to the management. And in the end - it's the management that >> makes the channel. > > I'm a new FreeBSD user coming pretty much straight from Windows (well, I= =20 > have tinkered with linux a bit in the past), and I've been hanging out in= =20 > #freebsd on FreeNode and QuakeNET and found them great places to get help= =2E > > Despite the fact that some of my questions that I have asked in either=20 > channels could probably be answered by some googling or wading through=20 > manpages, I've only been told to RTFM one or twice ;) I'm on #FreeBSD at undernet and been there since 1998. It is not a spoon feeding channel, but asking the right questions one gets often pointed in the right direction of reading material. http://www.freebsddiary.org is also a nice place to lookup info on stuff about freebsd .. Best regards S=F8ren Straarup Soeren Straarup | aka OZ2DAK aka Xride FreeBSD wannabe | FreeBSD since 2.2.6-R 'We wanted to believe. But the tools had been taken away..' Mulder --0-753103345-1126459381=:87302--
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