On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 15:34 -0400, Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> Mike McCarty wrote:
>
> > May I suggest that, if you really want to learn how a Linux
> > system gets put together, and works, then get a copy of
> > Linux from Scratch and build your own?
> >
> > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
> >
--- On Wed, 3/9/08, Sadaruwan Samaraweera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Sadaruwan Samaraweera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [CentOS] A new blog on the block for Linux newbies
> To: "CentOS mailing list"
> Date: Wednesday, 3 September, 2008, 9:08 AM
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Mike McCarty wrote:
> Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
>
> [snip good advice]
>
> > Oh and don't forget virtualization is your friend in learning!
> >
> > VMware workstation, Parallels, Virtual Box, Xen, Hyper-V, they're
> > all good for learning!
> >
> > Create a VM per-distro, see how each distro ins
Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
[snip good advice]
Oh and don't forget virtualization is your friend in learning!
VMware workstation, Parallels, Virtual Box, Xen, Hyper-V, they're
all good for learning!
Create a VM per-distro, see how each distro installs, see how each
is managed. Take snapshots and
On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 12:15 +0200, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> So, to answer the question above: IMNSHO, the best advice comes from an
> expert who *can* think like a newbie. (At work, I usually deal with the
> opposite paradigm :oD)
That is the "Super User". Someone much more advanced than your usua
MHR wrote:
>
> IMVMHO, having been brand new to CentOS but a long time Linux user and
> sometimes administrator, delving into the depths of the kernel,
> returning to the Linux email list world (as an idiot AND a newbie) and
> now charged in part with porting a major real-life real-time app from
>
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Niki Kovacs <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:16 PM:
>
>> So, to answer the question above: IMNSHO, the best advice comes from an
>> expert who *can* think like a newbie. (At work, I usually deal with the
>
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anne Wilson <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:44 AM:
>
>> Meanwhile, hostile reception of well-meaning efforts does put off a great
>> many newbies, which is a real shame.
>
> Well said! (That's what I was
Niki Kovacs <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:16 PM:
> So, to answer the question above: IMNSHO, the best advice comes from an
> expert who *can* think like a newbie. (At work, I usually deal with the
> opposite paradigm :oD)
There is no more dangerous user than a user that knows *a
Anne Wilson a écrit :
Meanwhile, hostile reception of well-meaning efforts does put off a great many
newbies, which is a real shame.
I wouldn't call it hostility. More in the sense of a polite - and sane -
scepticism. There's a French saying which may illustrate this:
"Hell is paved with g
Anne Wilson <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:44 AM:
> Meanwhile, hostile reception of well-meaning efforts does put off a great
> many newbies, which is a real shame.
Well said! (That's what I was trying to say initially but didn't quite
succeed.)
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Anne Wilson <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:39 AM:
> On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:30:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Ok, so this list should be kept a bit more professional than the others. I
>> might be touching the zealot/religious angle here. 8-)
>>
>> My opinion is that Ubu
On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:22:11 Romeo Ninov wrote:
> > It's good that a newbie wants to help other newbies. As for the quality
> > of information, I've seen people who have several years of experience
> > give advice that was true years ago but completely wrong now. A newbie
> > basing his
On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:30:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok, so this list should be kept a bit more professional than the others. I
> might be touching the zealot/religious angle here. 8-)
>
> My opinion is that Ubuntu is to linux what etch-a-sketch is to personal
> computers. Sort of. ;-)
Niki Kovacs <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:41 AM:
> Romeo Ninov a écrit :
>>>
>> Absolute true, but very often newbie ever if find/detect the problem
>> give stupid/dangerous/senseless solution/idea.
>
> Reminds me of what happens in Ubuntu forums and the likes on a daily basis.
Anne Wilson wrote / napísal(a):
On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:03:50 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Romeo Ninov <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:36 AM:
2) Why can you possibly help if you yourself are a newbie? It's just
the blind leading the blind.
I've noticed
On Thursday 04 September 2008 10:03:50 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Romeo Ninov <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:36 AM:
> >>> 2) Why can you possibly help if you yourself are a newbie? It's just
> >>> the blind leading the blind.
> >>
> >> I've noticed that sometimes only a not-so-new-
Romeo Ninov <> scribbled on Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:36 AM:
>>> 2) Why can you possibly help if you yourself are a newbie? It's just the
>>> blind leading the blind.
>>>
>>
>> I've noticed that sometimes only a not-so-new-newbie can help another
>> newbie. A "pro" can sometimes not see t
Romeo Ninov a écrit :
Absolute true, but very often newbie ever if find/detect the problem
give stupid/dangerous/senseless solution/idea.
Reminds me of what happens in Ubuntu forums and the likes on a daily basis.
User A: Help! 3D acceleration doesn't work! Compiz no works!
User B: Try to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote / napísal(a):
Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd <> scribbled on Wednesday, September 03,
2008 11:13 PM:
2) Why can you possibly help if you yourself are a newbie? It's just the
blind leading the blind.
I've noticed that sometimes only a not-so-new-newbie ca
Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd <> scribbled on Wednesday, September 03,
2008 11:13 PM:
> 2) Why can you possibly help if you yourself are a newbie? It's just the
> blind leading the blind.
I've noticed that sometimes only a not-so-new-newbie can help another newbie.
A "pro" can sometimes not
On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, Spiro Harvey, Knossos Networks Ltd wrote:
A final point I'll note is that this is a CentOS list, aimed
at helping people with CentOS. It's not a place to spam with
ads for your website unless they are CentOS specific.
* cough *nor even then --- We encounter this in the
I've created a blog to help newbies in the world of Linux. Can you
people see it and tell what departments that I've to improve more to help
the grate community of Linux.
1) The world has plenty of sites already catering to linux newbies. I
just googled "linux for newbies" and got 330,
Sadaruwan Samaraweera a écrit :
Hi Good People,
I've created a blog to help newbies in the world of Linux. Can
you people see it and tell what departments that I've to improve
Switch your mail client from HTML to plain text?
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On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 12:54 +0200, Tru Huynh wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 03:01:29PM +0530, Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote:
> ...
> >
> > Thx, I need more feed back like this so I can add more value to the blog.
>
> Sadaruwan, please TRIM your replies!
In fact, the first thing in your blog mig
On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 03:01:29PM +0530, Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote:
...
>
> Thx, I need more feed back like this so I can add more value to the blog.
Sadaruwan, please TRIM your replies!
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On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Romeo Ninov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote / napísal(a):
>
> Hi Good People,
>>
>> I've created a blog to help newbies in the world of Linux. Can you
>> people see it and tell what departments that I've to improve more to help
Sadaruwan Samaraweera wrote / napísal(a):
Hi Good People,
I've created a blog to help newbies in the world of Linux.
Can you people see it and tell what departments that I've to improve
more to help the grate community of Linux.
Please click this link to go to my blog http://slin
Hi Good People,
I've created a blog to help newbies in the world of Linux. Can you
people see it and tell what departments that I've to improve more to help
the grate community of Linux.
Please click this link to go to my blog http://slinuxworld.blogspot.com/
Thank you
--
Sadaruwan Sam
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