Re: Noobs

Cool!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Walker" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:16 PM
Subject: Noobs


> Heya folks.
>
> I have put an html (xml?) doc on a server at
> http://www.inspectagadget.com.au/od/index.html
>
> It is a record of some of my experience with installing opendarwin as a
> UNIX/BSD/Linux novice.
> It is obviously not designed for anyone other than noobs, especially
> Windows noobs - a quick read will tell you that.
>
> My plan is that as I learn the document will fill out and as I (hopefully)
> try more stuff it will get longer.
> Apart from being an interesting way for me to record what I do and perhaps
> reinforce my learning it may help some others who feel a little lost.
>
> I tried to duplicate the example set by Ron Hayden, I probably screwed it
> but I tried. :] My experience is more with "down and dirty" html than xml.
> It does parallel certain areas of http://www.opendarwin.org/en/faq/ but
> hopefully in a different way and the intention is too pad it out too make
> it too easy. I admit when I first installed OD I saw I had to use an
> editor to change my com.apple.Boot.plist (which took about 5 minutes) but
> it took me about 3 hours to figure how to start an editor.
>
> I can see I made a few assumptions that I haven't fully checked. That
> might be revision 1.1 :].
>
> Best Wishes,
> David Walker
>
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