Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:09:42 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: "E. Alan Wilson" <alan.wilson@ualberta.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FEC from www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/fec/xxx/fec/tar/gz Message-ID: <20010824120942.I81149@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <3B86A0A9.CAA51AC3@ualberta.ca>; from alan.wilson@ualberta.ca on Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:44:57PM -0600 References: <3B86A0A9.CAA51AC3@ualberta.ca>
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--nO3oAMapP4dBpMZi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:44:57PM -0600, E. Alan Wilson wrote: > Hello > I have been directed to this code by several sources > to enable my Intel dual port server card. I got it. > Now what? >=20 > Does anyone know how frustrating it is for the newly arrived > to run into this *complete* lack of even the most BASIC instructions? It's an experimental driver, therefore unsupported, and also why it's not in the source tree yet. Don't expect fairings. > But every time I change OS's (there is always something about new > hardware that won't work on what you're already familiar with) I > am faced with a new set of 'old boy speak'. Stuff that's taken > for granted. Documentation that is supplied is only for the easiest > stuff and then it is too detailed. It is the difficult things that > need addressing and they are never written down.=20 >=20 > I am **SO** frustrated!!!! Understandable, but that's the way the world works. Just take it easy, and ask lots of specific questions. We have a large team of people who work on improving the already considerable amount of documentation (e.g. the handbook, the FAQ and the manpages), but there are always more questions than answers. Perhaps you'll consider contributing to this documentation effort once you get over the initial learning curve, to help future generations of newbies. Kris --nO3oAMapP4dBpMZi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7hqZ1Wry0BWjoQKURAqcXAKCSJqSYwCR1hLj4hKQ58oPyH/dsIgCgzmaC JHiPp5gR7wjEkPbBiOZbuZE= =QdMK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nO3oAMapP4dBpMZi-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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