Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:40:15 -0800 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Steamed (was: Re: why won't this thing work?) Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981204201144.-23805D-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com> In-Reply-To: <19981205112455.H603@freebie.lemis.com>
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> > It's possible that they're not fast enough to run FreeBSD... The > > minimum recommendations are 486sx-25 or so. > > Where do you get this idea from? Obviously I misread or misremeber something. Though I will still swear on a stack of Bibles that I have read in official FreeBSD documentation that a 486 is the minimum 'suggested' requirements. I will also freely admit that I could be wrong. It's been known to happen. I am not nor will I ever be perfect. > > That being said people have run 386 fine. > > Indeed. > > You should be very careful about statements you make. People could > believe them. Ok... I think this could have been worded better. I got very ticked off at first after reading this. People make mistakes. I have helped many people on this mailing list get up and going, and have used this resource many times myself. Just like any number of other people here. *I* am attempting to be a viable member of the FreeBSD community despite the number of problems I've encountered myself. I *CHOOSE* to answer questions on this list because quite frankly I couldn't code my way out of a wet paper bag. I can do not know enough about the system to write better documentation. I take time out of my busy work day answering tech support phone calls for people who are quite literally too stupid to turn on their computers to the point that even I, with my legendary patience in the office, want to wrap my hand around their throats and strangle them.... to answer yet more RTFM questions here. I highly suspect that many other people on this list are in the excact same situation. You know why I do it? Because FreeBSD has been the single greatest learning experience in my life! I owe my current job in part to being able to run FreeBSD! I think that FreeBSD should be installed on more computers! I think that given just a little bit more developement, more money and advertising, plus the right links in the industry, FreeBSD could actually take over the desktop and workstation markets. (Which I know is not the goal, but I don't care!) I hand out free copies of the CDROM I've bought, downloaded, and/or burned onto CD to get more people to use it! I can easily see clearer now where 'we' seem to have a 'holier then thou attitude' that can be very frustrating, especially to newbies. I think we all should go back, read our own posts for errors, and try to tone down the 'attitude'. And every one should realize that we all make mistakes! Not so steamed now.... Rick ------------------------------------------- All opinions stated are mine and I stand by them until proven or convinced I'm wrong! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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