Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:33:28 -0500 From: "Rocky Hurley" <kr4pz@cacs.net> To: "Brian Somers" <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: PPP question..... With an Observation Message-ID: <001e01bde112$01da8140$17dc94cd@uymfdlvk> In-Reply-To: <199809111733.SAA03629@woof.lan.awfulhak.org>
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Actually Brian, since you are the self proclaimed expert, YOU need to be writting the documentation while I read and learn FreeBSD from it. That way, you write it, I alpha test it > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Brian Somers > Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 12:33 PM > To: Rocky Hurley > Cc: FreeBSD-Questions > Subject: Re: PPP question..... With an Observation > > > [.....] > > statement. I have now installed 2.2.7 37 times, yes, *thirty > seven* times > > since Saturday on this laptop and I still have to come to microsuk$ to > > write this message. Why? > > Because of this kind of Crap. I have come to the conclusion > that FreeBSD > > is the best OS out there, cause even when it will not install > completely, > > I can still access it and do simple stuff in it. > [.....] > > If you're still so keen on FreeBSD after having such teething > problems, it looks like you should join the documentation project. > > Check out www.FreeBSD.org for details. > > Honestly, I've heard many people complain about the documentation, > and even seen some do something about it. People still complain... > > Unix has lots of strengths, and with those strengths comes the > requirement that the administrator knows what to do and how things > work. Historically, Unix presents this information in a rather terse > but precise format. > > When the administrator becomes more ``expert'', the documentation > becomes more useful as they can search for the right things and > discover the specifics. I suspect this is the way FreeBSD will > remain (or at least I hope it is). > > The alternative is the M$ approach - I've never found any of their > help screens of the slightest bit of use ! > > > -- > > Rocky Hurley > > KR4PZ > > Web Page: > > www.cudenver.edu/~rhurley/bbq.html > > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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