Re: whew

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

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
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