On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Fernando Korstanje wrote about, Newbies..newbies:
> Thanks to Lawson and Richard.
> I didn't try to fix the problems still. I will need some time, and maybe
> I'll find more problems.
>
>
> I am afraid of what lawson says about not setting the system to
> bootup in x.
>
> It seems that it is a well known problem, that was already discussed
> on the list ... ...but how can a newbie know !!!!!
>
> I am reading every message ....even those that I don't
> understand..... Should I read the messages sent before I joined the
> list????
You can't be expected to remember everything that you read in a mail book or
manual page or even a HOWTO, however what i meant the otherday is this, for
example a message is sent to the list about a problem, its a perfectly
valid question and it gets a reasonable answer, now 2 days later someone
else askes the same question, even tho' they have been on the list for
weeks, they still ask. Noone not even i, expect you or anyone else to read
messages that are mounths old before you ask a question, on the contrary,
ALL questions relavant to Linux are welcome, as to us being able to answer
them is another matter.
What we want (i say we, i expect Lawson, Ray, Greg, Ken and others will
agree) is that using the archives, now that we know where to find them, is
a good starting point, of course a newcommer wont know that, but then a
newcommer wont get moaned at under normal curcumstancies.
> I don't worry about myself.
> I am interested in learning Linux..so installing it again and again is a
> good training. But all the manuals, the installation guide and the
> O'reilly book I bought should warn the newbie user about this !!!!
>
> And That is the problem !!!
>
> On the contrary, they invite you to set the system in a way that could
> make many people scare about thinking in migrating to linux. Am I
> right ??
What i think can be misunderstanding is, someone installs linux, reboots
and gets a normal Linux console prompt, he then thinks in ignorance, if i
may use that word, that he has a system without a GUI, he has no knowlage
on HOWTO start X at this point, he then thinks, "What a system" no GUI, i
dont want it, and pomptly returns to his M$pay_Thro'_the_nose system.
This and other problems are hard to solve, however maybe a few mails to
distributors like Redhat may make a difference.
For more information check out the archives at;
http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Linux/47/0
Use the search engine there to find a "Keyword"
Another good place for info;
http://www.linuxtopia.com
>
> Thanks to everybody once more
>
> yours
>
>
> Fernando Korstanje
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Merry Xmas.
