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Date:	Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:31:35 +0200
To:	Thomas Mellman <tmellman AT web DOT de>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From:	Lisi <lists AT shemeshdirectory DOT co DOT il>
Subject:	Re: Moving cygwin discussions to Usenet? (e.g., alt.os.cygwin)
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OK, let me clarify - I guess what I would really like is a Cygwin-specific 
*Unix* beginner's list. My desire is not to get rid of stupid questions, 
since I think all my questions are probably stupid, but rather the 
questions that are just over my head and make me feel like I will never be 
at that level.

What I want probably does not exist, since most people probably do not use 
Cygwin the way I do. I am using it as a way to learn Unix on my Windows 
machine without having to partition my hard drive and risk any of my 
Windows data.

Maybe I should just join a Unix newbie list, any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,

-Lisi

At 01:08 PM 9/30/02 +0200, Thomas Mellman wrote:
><20020926063518 dot GA1292 at raphael dot oninet dot pt>
>
> >>    The Cygwin list seems to do fine, though a beginners list would be 
> nice.
>
> > I would definitely appreciate a beginner's list, one where we could ask 
> questions like "Hey, I'm not even sure if > this is a Cygwin question or 
> a <specific
> > application> question but could anyone help..."
>
>
>
>This *is* the beginners list.  The experts list is cygwin-developers.
>
>I'm afraid that the call for a "beginners-list" springs from a desire to 
>get rid
>of all the "stupid questions", which is generally defined as
>"everybody-else's question but mine".
>
>If we define a still-more-beginner's list, it will be a write-only list.
>
>
>
> > The amount of traffic on this list is *very* (see? not shouting) 
> overwhelming, and I for one am a complete Unix > newbie trying to makes 
> sense of a *lot* of
> > new information.
>
>
>Try
>     http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-09/     (or 
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-10)
>It works great for me.
>
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