*- On 30 Jun, richard wrote about "debian-user split" [DOUBLE SPACE TEXT CLEANED TO SINGLE SPACE] > I had this thought the other day when I was looking over some archived > deban-user stuff. Two thoughts actually. I know that there are an awful > lot of questions that crop up time and time again. These aren't directly > related to the Debian-FAQ but crop up enough that maybe there should be > something like a debian-user-FAQ, kinda like the Linux-FAQ but tailored > more towards Debian GNU/Linux.
Check out all the links under the User Documentation page on Debian's site, http://www.debian.org/doc/. > > Secondly a while someone commented about the number of users new to > Linux and using debian as their first version (I think it was posted on > debian-devel in march sometime.) Anyway, the thought was was that maybe > there should be a new debian list, something like debian-newbie. That > way people would hopefully think about joining the newbiew list, moving > to the user list once they have a better understanding of debian GNU/Linux. > For instance, I was thinking that the sort of questions on debian-newbie > would be along the lines of; how do I compile a kernel? Why doesn't X work? > Does debian support my soundcard? HELP! > > And debian-user could be used for questions like; my ip-masquerading appears > to be broken, I've tried ..., I've upgraded X to patato and now my systems > broken..., I'm looking for ... > > You get the idea. If I'm being completely stupid here then please say so > nicely. I'm just throwing a thought I had to the group. Comments would > be most welcome. This topic has been disucussed MANY times in the past. Dig through the archives. Basically you don't want a newbie only list because then it would be newbies helping newbies, yikes! For there to be any useful advice on the newbie list then more advanced users would have to read that list as well, then you are back to having a more general list again. It is better for a newbie to lurk on a more general list and learn from the other advice that is going on, even if it doesn't directly relate to a current problem that you may have. If you think you have a newbie question, chances are that it may have already been answered before, check the archives. -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------
