From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 6 22:25:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7B4C106566C for ; Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:25:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nealhogan@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f181.google.com (mail-yx0-f181.google.com [209.85.210.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 595EA8FC1A for ; Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:25:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe11 with SMTP id 11so1460244yxe.3 for ; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:25:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=AaYsXLhBYleumnJD/8e2Pdwvy7Mhxq7pkL8Oil471eY=; b=Tr7HihD8j4h1lwZltkfRUsqwc8u99HHl73Oj5ODaNZuQX84yHldG+X8zU9YdrPeJYy zY1uA8OZ6JjvSoheWil7JAWdNRUaaxnnlgfdei7ig8vt59ErReT0QrOLCw8OWZDxspFz 2GlSHxdqfDl5dsRzAllcqLD8j5jE8tqiTsUuA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=NfPLKa2AWFjKJPyKS+KjHyvAmK4SA2x/8T/tWHn0qG5Oo+rA4DUcoNxwdZGwNUPyxP u0ctIMXZXZBNRp2iqcxUavH/i9yMy4ckBUTWyHjFQS8Jcg+/gWQt+nryIpJ/9g6BbFwe RqiFs/1P1kF526//SONtta29smcpfmD2gExZA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.151.143.10 with SMTP id v10mr1017570ybn.52.1249597510449; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:25:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <182370.92452.qm@web65511.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> References: <20090806120011.8528A106567E@hub.freebsd.org> <182370.92452.qm@web65511.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:25:10 -0500 Message-ID: From: Neal Hogan To: James Phillips Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for the common man(or woman) (was: > upgrade 7.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:25:11 -0000 > inspired by a guy (the OP) who has been using fBSD for many >> years >> (over 5 . . . I can't remember the exact number). >> > > I have been struggling to use FreeBSD for a shorter amount of time (for a= fileserver). I was originally attracted to OpenBSD "for security." However= , OpenBSD users are expected to compile all patches from source. Since I wa= sn't planning on doing code-reviews myself, I saw little benefit in using e= xtra disk space and compile time when binaries would do.i run -current (via snapshots) > [snip . . . a lot, which I didn't read] > So, this long story boils down to the following question: > > What is that best way to use the handbook and related documentation (like= man-pages)? > What?! Ummm . . . read them. I'm not trying to be too big of a dick, but your question strikes me as odd. Read them when you come across something that is troubling you. I suppose there is no need to read about, say, wifi card drivers that you don't use. > I am willing to do some reading, but get distracted by irrelevant or some= times too low-level stuff. I want to avoid programing as much as possible u= ntil I actually have a work-station I am comfortable playing around with. How do you expect to get comfortable w/out "playing around," other than, I guess (a'la above) reading the documentation? >Thinking about it in the week before posting this, I think that part of my= problem is I want to use the documentation to do the "right thing" rather = than experiment. Once I move the family's files onto the server, it becomes= essential. I won't be able to have it out of commission for weeks at a tim= e. I hope with the server properly set up, win98 may even be usable again: = just do a clean install every morning! I even downloaded the Windows 7 RC s= o that I can be informed when I say it sucks. > > > Regards, > > James Phillips > > PS: I find it a little annoying that FreeBSD releases faster than I can c= onfigure my computer! ;) Again . . . What?! You're not required to update every time there is a release. This too is odd, IMO. > > > > > =A0 =A0 =A0______________________________________________________________= ____ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >