Re: Technical/support questions on -newbies

From: clayton rollins (crollins666_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/19/03

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    To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 21:03:13 +0000

    On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> wrote:
    >On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 07:08:43PM +0000, clayton rollins wrote:
    > > Hi list,
    > > > As I'm sure we've all noticed, a lot of questions get asked here
    > > that should be re-written, sent to -questions, and/or sent to
    > > -hackers.
    >
    >Oops, not to -hackers, just to -questions :-)
    >FreeBSD-questions offers support for everybody, without exception,
    >but -hackers is a collaboration space for FreeBSD develpers.
    >They wouldn't like newbies straying over there for help.

    Ok, here you might want to edit the -newbies *about* page (if you can).
    It states:

    "Support questions should be sent to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org.
    Technical questions should be sent to freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org.
    (NOT to the newbies list please)"

    (the one at http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies )

    You're right, the majority of newbie questions would definitely not be
    welcome there :). I think I've seen a few device driver questions here
    that might be appropriate there. Even in that case, it would be safer
    to go through -questions first, to make sure it isn't a faq.

    Peace,
    Clayton

    PS. Thanks for giving me (us) a feeling of a little more control over
    whether or not I (we) should respond to these situations. Personally,
    I just didn't want to step on any toes.

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