On Thursday, September 30, 2004 stheg olloydson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke as if he was talking about me.
<snip> > Most certainly! I was taking into account the OP's relative newness to > the unix world. While it may seem condescending, I find newer users > tend to get overwhelmed when more experienced users try to supply an > exhaustive answer. For example, bringing up PKI would almost certainly > lead to a discussion of algorithm choice, etc. The result in these > cases often is the new user drops out of the thread (and does > whatever)while the old hands bikeshed what must seem like (and > sometimes is) arcane minutiae. I have been using FreeBSD for about 10 months as a hobbyist/learning tool. I lurk on the lists to pick up pointers and solve my own little problems. Because I am retired and am only a hobyist, I do exactly as Stheg has indicated above. I will start reading a thread to learn something new or it may be something on my list of features/programs in my future agenda. When it gets too deep for my knowledge level, I will drop out and try to make a mental note that it will always be in the archives. In the time I started with FreeBSD, I have installed it on 4 desktops and 2 laptops. I am running 5.3betas on 3 boxes and 5.2.1P9 on the others. I have solved many of my troubles by lurking and have asked the list a few questions. I have always received polite, helpful responses even if they did not solve my troubles. More times than not, I will solve the problems by research rather than sending to questions. One needs a strong base to build a large pyramid of knowledge. If I were allowed to issue karma points, I would give a couple of dozen to Stheg. Just my 2 seashells Robert _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
