On (12/02/04 16:17), Clive Menzies wrote: > On (12/02/04 16:29), Pedro M. wrote: > > That's a good news. In any case, I would like to see Debian-Newbie email > > list. > > > In view of recent discussion, this is unlikely to happen. > > I first installed Debian as a complete novice having used mainly Macs and > some Windows PC's. > > It was hard because of having to learn a whole new way of working and a > variety of languages and commands. My first install was more of a > "project", installing debian on some rather esoteric Mac hardware that > wouldn't boot from the hard drive or floppy but had to boot into Linux > via Mac OS. It took a long time to climb that particular learning curve > but along the way I really relied on debian-powerpc list and learnt a > huge amount. > > I didn't "use" that machine because it was too low spec for a decent GUI > and the applications I generally run. So it was a bit of a toy. > However, having got my feet wet, I got a G4 and did a full installation > with KDE 3 and Open Office. It went much quicker but still had some > idiosyncracies due to the differences between Mac and Intel kit. It > took only a few weeks to migrate fully from Mac OSX to woody. It was > during this time that I found debian-user to be of great value, even as > a complete novice. Over that period I installed woody on two HP servers, > reinstalled the original Mac as a server and set up two dual booting > i86 workstations. > > As a newbie, most of the posts went over my head but by degrees my > understanding grew and it became more and more useful. Since then I > have been able to contribute help to others further down the learning > curve. The level of Linux competance is a spectrum from complete > ignorance to mastery most of us are trying to migrate from the latter to > the former. Oops - no, it's the other way round ;) I meant were moving from ignorance to mastery (we hope).
> > A newbie list wouldn't be of interest to me and given the volume of mail > already, I wouldn't subscribe. So who would provide the knowledge for a > newbie list? Whilst Debian people a very generous with their time and > patience, they have their own interests and goals to pursue. Seperating > newbies out would mean that the knowledgeable will have to go out of > their way to help. > > Sorry, this started as a brief response ;( > > Regards > > Clive > -- > http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk > strategies for business > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
