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Benedict Reuschling <[email protected]>
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Author: bcr
Date: Sun Sep 27 22:49:57 2015
New Revision: 47449
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47449
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Whitespace fixes.
Sponsored by: EuroBSDcon DevSummit
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head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml Sun Sep 27 22:37:24 2015 (r47448)
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@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@
<body class="navinclude.docs">
- <p>The following resources are some of those which &os;
- newbies have found most helpful when learning to use &os;.
- Please send corrections and additions to
- <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>
+ <p>The following resources are some of those which &os; newbies
+ have found most helpful when learning to use &os;. Please send
+ corrections and additions to <a
+ href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#web-site">Using the &os; web site</a></li>
<li><a href="#fbsd">Learning about &os;</a></li>
- <li><a href="#derived">Learning about &os;-derived projects</a></li>
- <li><a href="#unix">Learning about &unix;</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#derived">Learning about &os;-derived
+ projects</a></li> <li><a href="#unix">Learning about
+ &unix;</a></li>
<li><a href="#xwin">Learning about the X Window System</a></li>
<li><a href="#people">Helping other people</a></li>
</ul>
@@ -32,84 +33,93 @@
<h2><a name="web-site">Using the &os; web site</a></h2>
- <p>This web site is the main source of up to date information about
- &os;. Newbies have found the following pages particularly helpful:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li><p><a href="&base;/search/search.html">Search</a> the Handbook and FAQ, the
- whole web site, or the &os; mailing list archives.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>The <a href="&base;/docs.html">Documentation</a> page has links to the
- Handbook and FAQ, tutorials, information about contributing to the
- Documentation Project, documents in languages other than English,
- online manual pages, and much more.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>The <a href="&base;/support.html">Support</a> page contains a wealth of
- information about &os;, including mailing lists, user groups, web
- and FTP sites, release information, and links to some sources of
- &unix; information.</p></li>
+ <p>This web site is the main source of up to date information
+ about &os;. Newbies have found the following pages particularly
+ helpful:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li><p><a href="&base;/search/search.html">Search</a> the
+ Handbook and FAQ, the whole web site, or the &os; mailing list
+ archives.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>The <a href="&base;/docs.html">Documentation</a> page has
+ links to the Handbook and FAQ, tutorials, information about
+ contributing to the Documentation Project, documents in
+ languages other than English, online manual pages, and much
+ more.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>The <a href="&base;/support.html">Support</a> page
+ contains a wealth of information about &os;, including mailing
+ lists, user groups, web and FTP sites, release information,
+ and links to some sources of &unix; information.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about &os;</a></h2>
<ul>
- <li><p>You should most probably look for the
- <a href="&u.rel.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>.
- (See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted
- by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the
- <a href="&url.books;/handbook/bsdinstall.html">installation instructions</a>,
- as well as each one of the *.TXT files in the FTP directory
- or on the installation CD. They are there because they contain information
- that you will need. Also pick up the latest
- <a href="&base;/releases/index.html">errata file</a>
- from the web site, in case it has been updated.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>A number of <a href="&base;/docs/books.html#ARTICLES">short
- articles and tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial,
- <a href="&url.articles;/new-users/index.html">For
- People New to Both &os; and Unix</a>, is popular with absolute
- beginners. You do not have to know much about anything to enjoy
- this one.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>There is a lot of documentation to help for setting up ppp.
- You might start with the <a
- href="&url.books;/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html">PPP and SLIP</a>
- chapter of the &os; Handbook and explore the
- <a href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a>
- for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/index.html">&os; Handbook</a> and <a
- href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> are the
- main documents for &os;. Essential reading, they contain a lot of
- material for newbies as well as some pretty advanced stuff. Do not
- worry if you are unable to understand the advanced sections. The handbook
- contains the installation instructions and also provides lists of
- books and on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
- section.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions you
- were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by filling out
- the following form:
- <a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions">http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions</a>.
- You can look up old questions and
- answers via the <a href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search</a>
- page.</p></li>
+ <li><p>You should most probably look for the <a
+ href="&u.rel.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>. (See
+ the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be
+ tempted by any of the other branches.) Before you begin,
+ carefully read the <a
+ href="&url.books;/handbook/bsdinstall.html">installation
+ instructions</a>, as well as each one of the *.TXT files in
+ the FTP directory or on the installation CD. They are there
+ because they contain information that you will need. Also pick
+ up the latest <a href="&base;/releases/index.html">errata
+ file</a> from the web site, in case it has been
+ updated.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>A number of <a
+ href="&base;/docs/books.html#ARTICLES">short articles and
+ tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial, <a
+ href="&url.articles;/new-users/index.html">For People New to
+ Both &os; and Unix</a>, is popular with absolute beginners.
+ You do not have to know much about anything to enjoy this
+ one.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>There is a lot of documentation to help for setting up
+ ppp. You might start with the <a
+ href="&url.books;/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html">PPP and
+ SLIP</a> chapter of the &os; Handbook and explore the <a
+ href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a> for
+ links to the other valuable information and the latest
+ updates.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/index.html">&os;
+ Handbook</a> and <a
+ href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions
+ (FAQ)</a> are the main documents for &os;. Essential reading,
+ they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as some
+ pretty advanced stuff. Do not worry if you are unable to
+ understand the advanced sections. The handbook contains the
+ installation instructions and also provides lists of books and
+ on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
+ section.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions
+ you were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by
+ filling out the following form: <a
+ href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions">http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions</a>.
+ You can look up old questions and answers via the <a
+ href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search</a>
+ page.</p></li>
<li><p>The main newsgroup for &os; is <a
- href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>.
- General UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup <a
- href="news:comp.unix.questions">comp.unix.questions</a> and the
- associated <a
- href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/faq/">FAQ</a>
- from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most
- interested in sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
-
- <li><p><a href="&cgibase;/man.cgi">Manual pages</a> are good
- for reference but not always
- the best introduction for a novice. The more you work with man pages
- the more familiar they become. Some are very good for newbies, so
- always check them out. The ppp man page, for example, is more like a
- tutorial.</p></li>
+ href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>.
+ General UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup <a
+ href="news:comp.unix.questions">comp.unix.questions</a> and
+ the associated <a
+ href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/faq/">FAQ</a>
+ from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most
+ interested in sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p><a href="&cgibase;/man.cgi">Manual pages</a> are good for
+ reference but not always the best introduction for a novice.
+ The more you work with man pages the more familiar they
+ become. Some are very good for newbies, so always check them
+ out. The ppp man page, for example, is more like a
+ tutorial.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="derived">Learning about &os;-derived projects</a></h2>
@@ -120,68 +130,69 @@
<ul>
<li><p><a href="http://www.pcbsd.org">PC-BSD</a> is a &os;
- derivative with a graphical installer and impressive desktop
- tools aimed at ease of use for the casual computer
- user.</p></li>
+ derivative with a graphical installer and impressive desktop
+ tools aimed at ease of use for the casual computer
+ user.</p></li>
<li><p>Apple's <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx">Mac OS
- X</a>
- is <a href="http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/unix.html">based
- in part</a> on &os; and includes a rich &unix; foundation in
- addition to the proprietary Apple user interface.</p></li>
+ X</a> is <a
+ href="http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/unix.html">based
+ in part</a> on &os; and includes a rich &unix; foundation in
+ addition to the proprietary Apple user interface.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="unix">Learning about &unix;</a></h2>
- <p>Many of the problems we have as newbies come from being unfamiliar
- with the UNIX commands, needed to fix our &os; problems.
- Without a UNIX background you will be faced with two things to learn
- at once. Fortunately a lot of resources are available to make this
- easier.</p>
+ <p>Many of the problems we have as newbies come from being
+ unfamiliar with the UNIX commands, needed to fix our &os;
+ problems. Without a UNIX background you will be faced with two
+ things to learn at once. Fortunately a lot of resources are
+ available to make this easier.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/basics.html">&unix;
- Basics</a> chapter of the &os; Handbook covers the basic
- commands and functionality of &os; operating system. Most
- of the information provided in this document is also relevant for
- any other &unix;-like operating system.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>There are many easy books, such as the "Dummies" guides, in any
- large book shop. If you want something really easy, take a look at
- what is available and pick one that seems to speak your language.
- Pretty soon you will want to move on to a book that gives more
- coverage.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>Another popular book is <em>UNIX Power Tools</em> by Jerry Peek,
- Tim O'Reilly and Mike Loukides, published by O'Reilly and
- Associates. It is organized as a series of short articles each of
- which solves a problem, and these articles are cross-referenced to
- other articles with related material. Though not specifically aimed
- at newbies, the design makes it ideal for a newbie with a burning
- question or the odd few minutes to browse. More elementary material
- is near the front of the book, but there are short easy articles
- throughout.</p></li>
-
- <li>
- <p>A <a href="http://www.cs.duke.edu/csl/docs/unix_course/">UNIX
- Introductory Course</a> from Ohio State University is
- available online in HTML format.</p>
+ Basics</a> chapter of the &os; Handbook covers the basic
+ commands and functionality of &os; operating system. Most of
+ the information provided in this document is also relevant for
+ any other &unix;-like operating system.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>There are many easy books, such as the "Dummies" guides,
+ in any large book shop. If you want something really easy,
+ take a look at what is available and pick one that seems to
+ speak your language. Pretty soon you will want to move on to
+ a book that gives more coverage.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>Another popular book is <em>UNIX Power Tools</em> by
+ Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly and Mike Loukides, published by
+ O'Reilly and Associates. It is organized as a series of short
+ articles each of which solves a problem, and these articles
+ are cross-referenced to other articles with related material.
+ Though not specifically aimed at newbies, the design makes it
+ ideal for a newbie with a burning question or the odd few
+ minutes to browse. More elementary material is near the front
+ of the book, but there are short easy articles
+ throughout.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>A <a
+ href="http://www.cs.duke.edu/csl/docs/unix_course/">UNIX
+ Introductory Course</a> from Ohio State University is
+ available online in HTML format.</p>
</li>
- <li>
- <p>A <a href="http://www.cs.duke.edu/csl/docs/sysadmin_course/">UNIX
- System Administration Course</a> from Ohio State University
- is available online in HTML format.</p>
+ <li><p>A <a
+ href="http://www.cs.duke.edu/csl/docs/sysadmin_course/">UNIX
+ System Administration Course</a> from Ohio State University is
+ available online in HTML format.</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/unixhelp/">UNIXhelp
- for Users</a> is another introductory guide which is available in
- HTML at a mirror site near you, or can be installed on your own
- system.</p></li>
-
- <li><p>Many other web sites hold lists of UNIX tutorials and reference
- material. One of the best places to start looking is the
- little known search engine <a
+ for Users</a> is another introductory guide which is available
+ in HTML at a mirror site near you, or can be installed on your
+ own system.</p></li>
+
+ <li><p>Many other web sites hold lists of UNIX tutorials and
+ reference material. One of the best places to start looking is
+ the little known search engine <a
href="https://google.com">Google</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
@@ -189,48 +200,47 @@
<h2><a name="xwin">Learning about the X Window System</a></h2>
<p>The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems,
- including &os;. The documentation for X can be found at the
- <a href="http://www.x.org/">X.Org Foundation</a>
- web site.
- Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which is
- more likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li><p>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you will need
- to choose a window manager.
- Visit the <a href="http://xwinman.org/">Window Managers for X</a>
- page and follow the link to the introduction to find out about window
- managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and compare
- the different types that are available. (Bonus: there is another
- beginners guide to UNIX there too.)
- Most, if not all, of these window managers are available to
- install from the &os; Ports Collection.</p></li>
+ including &os;. The documentation for X can be found at the <a
+ href="http://www.x.org/">X.Org Foundation</a> web site.
+ Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which
+ is more likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li><p>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you
+ will need to choose a window manager. Visit the <a
+ href="http://xwinman.org/">Window Managers for X</a> page and
+ follow the link to the introduction to find out about window
+ managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and
+ compare the different types that are available. (Bonus: there is
+ another beginners guide to UNIX there too.) Most, if not all, of
+ these window managers are available to install from the &os;
+ Ports Collection.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="people">Helping other people</a></h2>
- <p>Everyone has something to contribute to the &os; community, even
- newbies! Some are busy working with the new advocacy group and some have
- become involved with the
- <a href="&base;/docproj/docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as reviewers.
- Other &os; newbies might have particular skills and experiences to
- share, either computer related or not, or just want to meet new
- newbies and make them feel welcome. There are always people around
- who help others simply because they like to.</p>
+ <p>Everyone has something to contribute to the &os; community,
+ even newbies! Some are busy working with the new advocacy group
+ and some have become involved with the <a
+ href="&base;/docproj/docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as
+ reviewers. Other &os; newbies might have particular skills and
+ experiences to share, either computer related or not, or just
+ want to meet new newbies and make them feel welcome. There are
+ always people around who help others simply because they like
+ to.</p>
<p>Friends who run &os; are a great resource. No book can replace
chatting on the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the
- same interests, enjoys similar accomplishments, and faces the same
- challenges. If you do not have many friends who use &os;,
+ same interests, enjoys similar accomplishments, and faces the
+ same challenges. If you do not have many friends who use &os;,
consider using your old &os; CDs to create some more.</p>
- <p><a href="&base;/usergroups.html">User groups</a> are
- good places to meet other &os; users. If there is no one nearby,
- you might consider starting one!</p>
+ <p><a href="&base;/usergroups.html">User groups</a> are good
+ places to meet other &os; users. If there is no one nearby, you
+ might consider starting one!</p>
<p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
- want to check the <a
- href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/">Jargon File</a>.</p>
-
+ want to check the <a href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/">Jargon
+ File</a>.</p>
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