Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:15:03 -0800 From: Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com> To: TheUaRT <theuart@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <3C7D3037.83811619@acuson.com> References: <OE43SYNIPukg3nOpj530000d975@hotmail.com>
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TheUaRT wrote: > > I am a newbie to FreeBSD (2nd attempt) but not to computers. > I've always stood for people helping others learn current/new > technologies to it's maximum potential... But it seems now > a days that people keep telling you to RTFM. What a concept. > It would be nice if people weren't so arrogant. Specially on IRC. Mr. Arrogant here. Have you actually read the FM? It's a wonderful FM. It won't answer all your questions, but it's a very good start. I wasn't always arrogant. Once I was a loving person who volunteered 23 hours out of each day to volunteer answering FreeBSD questions. But my lack of sleep and lagging productivity meant that I needed another solution besides answering every question that came my way. So I decided to perform a grand and noble gesture for the newbies. I wrote a Handbook, a FAQ, and the best set of man pages for any OS yet seen. And what happened? I kept getting a thousand questions a day asking about a topics in the Handbook and FAQ. Questions like "how do I use ports?" and "how do I mount my Windows partition?" I couldn't help myself. Like the Grinch, my heart shrivelled up and I became a crusty old arrogant bastard. There is a cure for my condition. Start reading the documentation. Mr. Arrogant To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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