From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HK0OR-0006j7-UL for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:57:00 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l1LMt0u6032293; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:55:00 GMT Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.184]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l1LMjKwX018764 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:45:20 GMT Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id w8so1308927mue for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:45:20 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=JOH3R9YhR5fGAThIRR56BwysR7AVnRWuajkA6MpwuZ11ms3YA4gsM8T+bF3GofmIs/6G2hLXgfkO1BpveLaX8mfJRJ583QYYrvQIE4/hRzOs3YSOsMKIbizJgo1S1HET8g7uh3bDPqgcZySymEJfiTyOBZCtDtEMQ1shyRJmY3Y= Received: by 10.82.107.15 with SMTP id f15mr14300261buc.1172097920046; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:45:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.82.182.6 with HTTP; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:45:19 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <466c171c0702211445h4cb2f14ag8e60ec3bbe7efa7b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:45:19 -0700 From: "Scott W. McMikle" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendation In-Reply-To: <200702211544.34715.bss03@volumehost.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_12018_252073.1172097919774" References: <466c171c0702211307m79cdb450x606b09bcae548da7@mail.gmail.com> <200702211544.34715.bss03@volumehost.net> X-Archives-Salt: a1b75fd6-fd6a-4057-afca-78024480baa5 X-Archives-Hash: 7ea96f5fa1c474b870687d0b6f0c740b ------=_Part_12018_252073.1172097919774 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Thank you all for your support. If you don't mind the questions, then I will ask, providing as much info as I can so that you can help. I thought perhaps that I would have to give up Gentoo until such time that my Linux skills have improved. Scott On 2/21/07, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Wednesday 21 February 2007, "Scott W. McMikle" > wrote > about '[gentoo-user] Recommendation': > > I have found myself > > quickly over my head and now I begin to wonder if I am not quite ready > > for Gentoo. What would you all recommend? > > Ask good specific, questions early and often. Use all the Gentoo support > options (IRC/email/forums) and read the wiki. Have another, working > system available (dual-boot maybe) until you trust your Gentoo system. > > -- > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. > bss03@volumehost.net ((_/)o o(\_)) > ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' > http://iguanasuicide.org/ \_/ > New GPG Key! Old key expires 2007-03-25. Upgrade NOW! > > ------=_Part_12018_252073.1172097919774 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
Thank you all for your support.  If you don't mind the questions, then I will ask, providing as much info as I can so that you can help.  I thought perhaps that I would have to give up Gentoo until such time that my Linux skills have improved.
 
Scott

 
On 2/21/07, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <bss03@volumehost.net> wrote:
On Wednesday 21 February 2007, "Scott W. McMikle" <lxrules@gmail.com > wrote
about '[gentoo-user] Recommendation':
> I have found myself
> quickly over my head and now I begin to wonder if I am not quite ready
> for Gentoo.  What would you all recommend?

Ask good specific, questions early and often.  Use all the Gentoo support
options (IRC/email/forums) and read the wiki.  Have another, working
system available (dual-boot maybe) until you trust your Gentoo system.

--
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.                     ,= ,-_-. =.
bss03@volumehost.net                      ((_/)o o(\_))
ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy           `-'(. .)`-'
http://iguanasuicide.org/                      \_/
New GPG Key!  Old key expires 2007-03-25.  Upgrade NOW!


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