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From: orc@pell.chi.il.us (Orc)
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Subject: Re: a monthly FreeBSD magazine (and other *BSD's too)
Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Date: 18 Dec 1995 09:24:27 -0800
Organization: Fluffiness is the true Tao
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References: <4ajc07$sb7@unix2.glink.net.hk> <4arhgi$f0c@felix.junction.net> <DJqtos.G70@ibbs.av.org> <4b2p2f$2dv@cynic.portal.ca>
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In article <4b2p2f$2dv@cynic.portal.ca>, Curt Sampson <curt@portal.ca> wrote:
>In article <DJqtos.G70@ibbs.av.org>, Jeff Stillinger <js@ibbs.av.org> wrote:
>
>>FORGET 2.1.0! Start working on the FreeBSD bible, and system admin guide.
>>Start the documentaion now. The need is no doubt there, just look at all
>>of the postings here. The "I need help" type. Off the top of my head I
>>would be willing to bet that you can eliminate 40% or better of this type
>>traffic.
>
>Funny, the number of "I need help" postings is much greater in the
>Linux newsgroups than in the *BSD newsgroups. Perhaps writing those
>manuals creates more of these postings, rather than less.
Perhaps the size of the userbase has something to do with it.
Certainly you've noticed that more of those posts are showing up
in the xBSD newsgroups; it is an inevitable result of new users
converting to the operating system.
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david parsons \bi/ orc@pell.chi.il.us
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