From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 14 18:16:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92FBA16A4BF; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:16:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postoffice.e-easy.com.au (eth0.lnk.e-easy.com.au [203.31.73.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D30243FBD; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:16:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nigel@e-easy.com.au) Received: from postoffice.aims.com.au (nts-ts1.aims.private [192.168.10.2]) by postoffice.e-easy.com.au with ESMTP id h8F1Fv1q012689; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:15:58 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from nigel@e-easy.com.au) Received: from ntsts1 by aims.com.au (aims.com.au) (MDaemon.PRO.v6.9.0a.R) with ESMTP id 45-md50000000210.tmp; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:15:37 +1000 From: "Nigel Weeks" To: "'Tom Rhodes'" Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:15:35 +1000 Message-ID: <004101c37b26$de886400$020aa8c0@aims.private> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20030912100445.1a3f7b23.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4925.2800 Importance: Normal X-Spam-Processed: aims.com.au, Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:15:37 +1000 (not processed: spam filter disabled) X-Return-Path: nigel@e-easy.com.au X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.7 required=4.5 tests=AWL,BAYES_10,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD Revamped Look 'n' feel: Feedback appreciated! X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 01:16:15 -0000 > I like this, but I'm wondering if the layout uses some kind of > database? Or are they just regular files? > > -- > Tom Rhodes > It the moment, it's regular files, but that'd be a pain to administer. I was planning to building a structure where directories contain a symlink back to a central application file(php, etc), so that from a broswer/mirroring system, etc., it appears as standard files, but it's generated from a database. Sure, big traffic may result in huge database loads, so the database server may actually be private, and it's wget'ed to the public site every 5 minutes or so. I dunno. I've had very little interest in this. I'm very tired of convincing people that FreeBSD is a professional, enterprise-grade OS, when they go to the freebsd.org site, and say it looks like a college project. If only a site existed that (I hate to say it, it seems so shallow), looked more like redhat.com, and less like a quick hack-together. I know the FreeBSD site is great! It's quick, it's links are set out nicely, but it isn't attractive to the big-end of town. This is a very big failing. It needs to be addressed. I'm just trying to help by coming up with ideas, instead of shooting down others,and complaining all the time. The sooner FreeBSD takes on a professional image, the sooner it'll get accepted and treated as a professional solution. Yes, it's wrong, but it's how life is. N.