Attachment 62155 Details for Bug 92986 – newbies.diff

[patch] newbies.diff

newbies.diff (text/plain), 7.01 KB, created by Daniel Gerzo on 2006-02-07 19:00:18 UTC

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>--- /usr/home/danger/www/en/projects/newbies.sgml.orig	Tue Feb 7 18:00:38 2006
>+++ /usr/home/danger/www/en/projects/newbies.sgml	Tue Feb 7 18:47:50 2006
>@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
> <!ENTITY title 'Resources for Newbies'>
> <!ENTITY % navincludes SYSTEM "../includes.navdocs.sgml"> %navincludes;
> <!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "../includes.sgml"> %includes;
>+<!ENTITY url.articles "&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles">
>+<!ENTITY url.books "&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books">
> ]>
> 
> <html>
>@@ -30,13 +32,12 @@
> 
> <ul>
> <li><a href="&base;/search/search.html">Search</a> the Handbook and FAQ, the
>-	 whole web site, or the archives of the FreeBSD-Questions mailing
>-	 list.</li>
>+	 whole web site, or the FreeBSD mailing list archives.</li>
> 
> <li>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,
>-	 and much more.</li>
>+	 online manual pages, and much more.</li>
> 
> <li>The <a href="&base;/support.html">Support</a> page contains a wealth of
> 	 information about FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web
>@@ -47,11 +48,15 @@
> <h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></H2>
> 
> <ul>
>- <li>If you have not yet installed, look for the
>+ <li>If you have not yet installed, and have not yet decided
>+	 which version of FreeBSD is the best for your needs, the <a
>+	 href="&url.articles;/version-guide/index.html">Choosing
>+	 the FreeBSD Version That Is Right For You</a> article is meant
>+	 to help you to decide. You should most probably look for the
> 	 <a href="&u.rel.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>.
> (See the Handbook for why you should not be tempted
> by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the
>- <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">installation instructions</a>,
>+ <a href="&url.books;/handbook/install.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
>@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@
> instructions</a> for a previous version are still available before
> you begin. That should make the whole process a lot clearer.</li>
> 
>- <li>A number of <a href="../docs.html#articles">short
>+ <li>A number of <a href="&base;/docs/books.html#ARTICLES">short
> articles and tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial,
> <a href="http://andrsn.stanford.edu/FreeBSD/">For
> People New to Both FreeBSD and Unix</a>, is popular with absolute
>@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@
> <li>The first thing many people need to set up is ppp, and there is
> a lot of documentation to help. You might start with at least those
> parts of the
>- <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html">Handbook</a>
>+ <a href="&url.books;/handbook/index.html">Handbook</a>
> that are relevant to your needs, 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.</li>
>@@ -87,8 +92,8 @@
> 	 everything you need to know to set up and run a FreeBSD system. You
> 	 also get to understand what you are doing and why.</li>
> 
>- <li>The <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html">FreeBSD Handbook</a> and <a
>-	 href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> are the
>+ <li>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/index.html">FreeBSD Handbook</a> and <a
>+	 href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> are the
> 	 main documents for FreeBSD. 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
>@@ -127,6 +132,12 @@
> easier.
> 
> <ul>
>+ <li>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/basics.html">&unix;
>+	 Basics</a> chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook covers the basic
>+	 commands and functionality of FreeBSD operating system. Most
>+	 of information provided in this document is also relevant for
>+	 any other &unix;-like operating system.</li>
>+
> <li>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.
>@@ -200,9 +211,9 @@
> <li>For basic information about installing, configuring and using the
> X Window System, three of the books mentioned above have sections
> dealing with X at beginner level:
>- <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html">The FreeBSD Handbook</a>,
>- <a href="#cfbsd">The Complete FreeBSD</a>, and
>- <a href="#ufti">UNIX for the Impatient</a>.</li>
>+ <a href="&url.books;/handbook/x11.html">The X Window System</a> chapter
>+	of the FreeBSD Handbook, <a href="#cfbsd">The Complete FreeBSD</a>,
>+ and <a href="#ufti">UNIX for the Impatient</a>.</li>
> 
> <li>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you will need
> to choose a window manager.
>@@ -220,7 +231,7 @@
> Everyone has something to contribute to the FreeBSD community, even
> newbies! Some are busy working with the new advocacy group and some have
> become involved with the
>- <a href="../docproj/docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as reviewers.
>+ <a href="&base;/docproj/docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as reviewers.
> Other FreeBSD 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
>@@ -230,7 +241,7 @@
> 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 FreeBSD,
>- consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some more :-)
>+ consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some more.
> 
> <a href="&base;/usergroups.html">User groups</a> are
> good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there is no one nearby,
>@@ -238,14 +249,8 @@
> 
> Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
> want to check the <a
>- href="http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/index.html">Jargon File</a> :-)
>+ href="http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/index.html">Jargon File</a>.
> 
>- Online, we have the
>- <a
>- href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions">FreeBSD-questions</a>
>- mailing list for questions and discussions about using
>- FreeBSD.
>- 
> &footer;
> </body>
> </html>

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