On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Lawrence Velázquez <lar...@macports.org> wrote:
[...] > > I interpreted it to be about interspersing Unix commands with prose, in > emails and such. > That seems to be the general consensus. Nevertheless, from the "learning UNIX" and an earlier post (https://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2013-February/031559.html) I assumed it was more in the likes of "where do I type my Unix commands? [...] > I don't see how bash is a Linux-ism. Bash was built for GNU and Linux is on the GNU line and Bash has been the default Linux shell AFAICR. > Do modern BSDs tend to default to another shell? sh and maybe tcsh - no bash included on most BSDs AFAIK unless it's from ports. [...] >> On this list I would suspect that you won't get much help for learning how >> to use your Mac OS X as a Unix box, but rather more specifically on problems >> with MacPorts. > > The members of this list will help in any way they can, although (as usual) > it is appreciated if you do basic research before posting, using resources > like Stack Overflow and Super User. That holds true for just about any list. The point being made was that every list has a topic and this one in particular is "General support for installation and usage of MacPorts.", so the suggestion to the OP is that he would probably get a lot more help in a more generic Mac-Unix list or forum and was hoping someone would jump in and suggest one. Your suggestions of Stack Overflow and Super User I think are a good starting points. > It's not a MacPorts-only list. I disagree here. Whilst there is always some OT discussion, like tis one, most posts should stick with the list's topic. JMHO anyway. Cheers, -- Alejandro Imass > vq _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
