Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 20:47:30 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Jim Jones <jjones2k@adelphia.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Statement & Question to the group. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1001106203227.45167C-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <007501c05fba$160d4ca0$2663fea9@buf.adelphia.net>
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On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Jim Jones wrote: > First of all, I want to thank those who replied with good info. As to > where I can download Unix and what files to get, it looked like a big > mess to me. Newbie I guess (with this site). Please wrap your lines. 70 or 80 characters would be nice. See http://www.lemis.com/email.html As to the mess, I'd say it's much easier if you can dedicate a machine to playing around with FreeBSD. Find an old PC (486? Pentium 90?) which is no longer useful for Some Other OS (tm), and dedicate it to FreeBSD. I did this 2.5 years ago, and now that machine is a firewall/router/web server/mail server etc. > I am very excited in learning all aspects of Unix. I have a lot of > knowledge in other areas but not unix. What is the suggestion of the > day for someone like me who wants to learn ALL the tricks, commands > (of different systems), anything and everything that will enhance my > knowledge and ability to achieve what I desire the > most......Excellence !!! You can't learn "all" unless you're much smarter and more motivated (and have lots more time) than most people. The body of knowledge is *enormous.* For a start, try http://www.ugu.com/ - they actually have a "tip of the day" section. Also, don't underestimate the value of a good book. If I could only have one unix book, it would be _Essential_System_Administration_ by Frisch (O'Reilly). Also invaluable: _The_Complete_FreeBSD_ by Greg Lehey (Walnut Creek); _TCP/IP_Network_Administration_ by Hunt (O'Reilly); _DNS_and_BIND_ by Albitz & Liu (O'Reilly). HTH. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org [1] Bus error netscape To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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