From 162cebe676d425239ce25b2994b3b458ff835cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Davis
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 20:38:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove the generic section about X Windows that links users
away from our resources. Clean up the Handbook section and add a link to the
X Windows chapter instead.
Reviewed by: gjb
---
en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml | 30 +++------------------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml
index 9643cb489d..5933096961 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/projects/newbies.xml
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@
Handbook and Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) are the main documents for &os;. 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 contains the
- installation instructions and also provides lists of books and
- on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
- section.
+ they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as advanced
+ users. For users interested in installing a GUI, see the X Windows chapter.
+
Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions
you were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by
@@ -107,26 +105,6 @@
addition to the proprietary Apple user interface.
-
-
- The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems,
- including &os;. The documentation for X can be found at the X.Org Foundation web site.
- Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which
- is more likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.
-
-
- Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you
- will need to choose a window manager. Visit the Window Managers for X page and
- follow the link to the introduction to find out about window
- managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and
- compare the different types that are available. (Bonus: there is
- another beginners guide to UNIX there too.) Most, if not all, of
- these window managers are available to install from the &os;
- Ports Collection.
-
-
Everyone has something to contribute to the &os; community,