[Bug 263351] Update 'Resources for Newbies'

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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:19:22 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=263351

--- Comment #2 from Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> ---
Let me know what you think of this proposed text:

... including mailing lists, user groups, web sites, release information, and
links to some sources of UNIX(R) information.

... If you do not have many friends who use FreeBSD, consider creating FreeBSD
install media and introducing new users to your favorite operating system.


I think the page is otherwise fine.



diff:

--- a/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The latest FreeBSD releases are available
link:../../where/[here]. Before you be
 * Join the FreeBSD-Questions mailing list to see the questions you were too
afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by filling out the following form:
https://lists.FreeBSD.org/subscription/freebsd-questions. You can look up old
questions and answers via the link:../../search/#mailinglists[search] page.
 * The FreeBSD https://forums.freebsd.org[Forums] offer another support
channel. Many users have written various tutorials and lots of new users
receive help there.
 * You can link:../../search/[search] the Handbook and FAQ, the whole web site,
or the FreeBSD mailing list archives.
-* The link:../../support/[Support] page contains a wealth of information about
FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web and FTP sites, release
information, and links to some sources of UNIX(R) information.
+* The link:../../support/[Support] page contains a wealth of information about
FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web sites, release information,
and links to some sources of UNIX(R) information.

 == Learning about FreeBSD-derived projects

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other
commercial and open-source

 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 link:../../docproj/[Documentation Project] 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 who help others simply because they like to.

-Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace 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.
+Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace 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 creating FreeBSD install media and
introducing new people to your favorite operating system.

 link:../../usergroups/[User groups] are good places to meet other FreeBSD
users. If there is no one nearby, you might consider starting one!

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