newbie needing big help

[Romeyn Prescott]

>
>Much appreciation!  Any suggestions on where in the Linux system would
>be good to start trying to tweak for my system...I know the kernel is
>off limits to me right now, but I would like to use one of the benh
>kernels, it seems as though many PPC people prefer his.  Any
>suggestions, I want my G4 to fly, so I can use Linux solely.

Jonathan,

There is TONS of Good Stuff at linuxdoc.org.  Plan on spending a LOT 
of time there, as well as poring over man pages.

I'll share with you this quote I found at the beginning of one of the 
larger "manuals" at linuxdoc.  I liked it so much it's on the wall 
right above my desk:

"Any system reference will require you to read it at least three 
times before you get a reasonable picture of what to do.  If you need 
to read it more than three times, then there is probably some other 
information that you really should be reading first.  If you are only 
reading a document once, then you are being too impatient with 
yourself.

It is very important to identify the exact terms that you fail to 
understand in a document.  Always try to back-trace to the precise 
word before you continue.

It is usually cheaper and faster to read a document three times than 
to pay someone to train you.  Don't be lazy.

Don't learn new things according to deadlines.  Your knowledge is 
going to evolve by grace and fascination, not by pressure."


I can't speak for anyone else, but I'll pitch in with anything I can 
to help.  We were all where you are once, though some people tend to 
forget that (as anyone who has ever been brave enough to actually 
post to the qmail list has discovered; those guys eat newbies for 
breakfast!).

...ROMeyn
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