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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!info.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!portal.ca!portal.ca!not-for-mail From: curt@portal.ca (Curt Sampson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: a monthly FreeBSD magazine (and other *BSD's too) Date: 17 Dec 1995 20:01:19 -0800 Organization: Internet Portal Services, Ltd. Lines: 25 Message-ID: <4b2p2f$2dv@cynic.portal.ca> References: <4ajc07$sb7@unix2.glink.net.hk> <4am5uq$r24@agate.berkeley.edu> <4arhgi$f0c@felix.junction.net> <DJqtos.G70@ibbs.av.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: cynic.portal.ca Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:36115 alt.os.linux:6478 alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions:5144 comp.os.linux.advocacy:30630 comp.os.linux.misc:76087 comp.os.linux.setup:32702 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:10656 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:1581 In article <DJqtos.G70@ibbs.av.org>, Jeff Stillinger <js@ibbs.av.org> wrote: >FORGET 2.1.0! Start working on the FreeBSD bible, and system admin guide. >Start the documentaion now. The need is no doubt there, just look at all >of the postings here. The "I need help" type. Off the top of my head I >would be willing to bet that you can eliminate 40% or better of this type >traffic. Funny, the number of "I need help" postings is much greater in the Linux newsgroups than in the *BSD newsgroups. Perhaps writing those manuals creates more of these postings, rather than less. >I hate to put it this way but FreeBSD is at the point of shit or get off the >pot. I don't understand. There are plenty of people out there using FreeBSD right now, and it's doing useful work. How is it currently getting in the way of other users? cjs -- Curt Sampson curt@portal.ca Info at http://www.portal.ca/ Internet Portal Services, Inc. Vancouver, BC (604) 257-9400 De gustibus, aut bene aut nihil.