Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 11:09:04 -0700 From: David Armour <dfarmour@myrealbox.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, tshadwick@goinet.com Subject: Re: Pine (Tony Shadwick) & giving in to temptation(s) Message-ID: <200505201109.05441.dfarmour@myrealbox.com> In-Reply-To: <20050520165023.EB3B316A4D4@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050520165023.EB3B316A4D4@hub.freebsd.org>
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hello, > I'm getting more and more tempted to start up a wiki for newbies on good > package management practices and port management. get on with that, wouldya? > The handbook seems to deal well with these things once you know lots of ways to get yourself into lots of deep water, yes. and a large disparity between beginners and experts. > Granted, an argument could be made that you should read the handbook cover > to cover before you begin. ;) Who actually DOES that though? there are large portions of the handbook that demonstrate vividly just how profound my lack of understanding remains, despite repeated attempts. i'd definitely welcome an intermediate level documentation. and a convenient means to confirm a) accuracy and b) timeliness, both of which seem non-trivial to me, would also help. regards.
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