in message 20100420183728.ga60...@gizmo.acns.msu.edu,
wrote Jerry McAllister thusly...
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:48:46PM -0430, Alberto Mijares wrote:
...
FreeBSD has an excelent documentation. Just reading the manual you
will know how to acomplish dummy sysadmin tasks like this.
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I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS for
a handful of domain names and a small network. All DNS is now provided by
new machines. On the old machine, DNS starts when the machine boots, and
bind continues to run lots of useless named and named-xfer
In response to Alberto Mijares amijar...@gmail.com:
I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS
for a handful of domain names and a small network. All DNS is now
provided by new machines. On the old machine, DNS starts when the
machine boots, and bind
I suspect that jerry had a problem with the use of dummy, which is
generally considered an insult when directed at a person. I.e. You're
being a dummy. is an insult.
Since your use of the term was associated with the task and not the
individual, the whole thing enters a grey area of
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:48:46PM -0430, Alberto Mijares wrote:
I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS
for a handful of domain names and a small network. All DNS is now
provided by new machines. On the old machine, DNS starts when the
machine
Hello all.
My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language.
With that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word,
interpreted as a basic task, simple task In th eeffort of
learning... can you explain why you considered the comments
unfriendly and
2010/4/20 Jorge Biquez jbiq...@icsmx.com:
Hello all.
My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language. With
that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word, interpreted as a
basic task, simple task In th eeffort of learning... can you explain why
you
Hi Jorge,
While the term dummy has been used in the sense of basic or
beginner (for instance the for dummies series of books,) The most
common context means stupid, or silly and has negative connotations for
the person referred to.
Vince
On 20/04/2010 20:48, Jorge Biquez wrote:
Hello all.
Hello all.
My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language.
With that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word,
interpreted as a basic task, simple task In th eeffort of
learning... can you explain why you considered the comments
unfriendly and
Hello Vincent and Tom.
Understood. but I still guess that what he wanted to say was not
with the intention of hurt or offend anyone anyway... let's
forget and thanks for the lessons... let's continue learning FreeBSD
(my case in the last years) and by the way if I ask something
On 4/20/10 5:11 PM, Sergio Tam wrote:
2010/4/20 Jorge Biquezjbiq...@icsmx.com:
Hello all.
My English is not perfect at all since it is not my native language. With
that in mind I read the comments about the dummy word, interpreted as a
basic task, simple task In th eeffort of
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