New user rant..urr, questions.

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
** WARNING ** I TYPE A LOT! DEAL WITH IT!! --+ I'm an experienced computer user, and have been looking at Linux closer and closer over the last few years. On a couple of occaisions I have attempted to install various flavours of Linux with.. umm.. "classic" results. You see, I'm cursed..

Re: New user rant..urr, questions.

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
In reply to: will trillich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> --+ Anyhow. I would like some user help. I need a set of >> links pointing towards user stories on Debian, as well as >> various other user pages. There are no links on >> http://www.debian.org and I couldn't find a webring with a >> couple of q

Re: New user rant..urr, questions.

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
in reply to kmself@ix.netcom.com >> ** WARNING ** I TYPE A LOT! DEAL WITH IT!! > >Not an issue if you can format text in such a way as to make it >readable. Paragraphs and standard delmiters (the '+--+ crap is annoying >as hell) strongly preferred. See below as example. Gotcha. Had a brainfa

Re: New user rant..urr, questions.

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
Original message from: kmself@ix.netcom.com >Oh shit, I've been summoned > >My current FAQs cover backups, browsers, books, partitioning, and xdm. >No general installation FAQ. I tend to subscribe strongly to the advice >given by Rick Moen (Google: "Rick Moen LinuxMafia Debian" should >produ

Does a debian-user webring or links list exist?

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
>> --+ This is extremely unfortunate. I had also noticed this. >> The one thing the internet lacks is proper authoritative >> organization. Not that I advocate dictatorship, but >> it would be nice to have recognized authorities >> (like www.debian.org) handling a webring or similar. > >proper au

Does a debian-user webring or links list exist?

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
* I apologize if this is a duplicate email -- my email software had a hiccup and crashed during a send.. yes, I'm getting a new client, hopefully with a new OS ;) * >> --+ This is extremely unfortunate. I had also noticed this. >> The one thing the internet lacks is proper authoritative >> orga

Re: New user rant..urr, questions.

2000-11-03 Thread sysy
--+ Ack, my email client died just after downloading my new email.. so everything got wiped from the server and wasn't saved locally. Yay. --+ I can check the mailing list archives for those emails, but any personal emails got fried. --+ If you sent your email to me personally, would you please re

Re: Does a debian-user webring or links list exist?

2000-11-04 Thread sysy
>have you been pointed to www.debianplanet.org yet? --+ No actually! L=) It didn't come up with a brief (very) search for debian resources. Thanks lots.

Re: Does a debian-user webring or links list exist?

2000-11-04 Thread sysy
Thanks for your help.. I'll add that to my 'must read' list. =) Original message from: will trillich >nosing around, i found this debian faq, >which i may have run into earlier, but >now that i know as much as i do, i wish >i'd seen it sooner! > >http://ftp.opensource.captech.com/debian/doc/FAQ/d

Re: New user rant..urr, questions. (fwd)

2000-11-04 Thread sysy
technically accurate, and friendly. > (I hope this is all of the above.) > >-- Forwarded message -- >Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:24:35 -0500 (EST) >From: David Teague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >sysy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >ject: Re: New user rant..urr, questi