From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 16 14:07:41 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 E9CCC16A4B3 for ; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:07:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from amsfep16-int.chello.nl (amsfep16-int.chello.nl [213.46.243.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FC2B43F75 for ; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:07:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dodell@sitetronics.com) Received: from sitetronics.com ([213.46.142.207]) by amsfep16-int.chello.nl ESMTP <20030916210739.SVEC24754.amsfep16-int.chello.nl@sitetronics.com>; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:07:39 +0200 Message-ID: <3F677B58.1000708@sitetronics.com> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:06:32 +0200 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030820 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: twig les References: <20030916204622.63343.qmail@web10101.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030916204622.63343.qmail@web10101.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org cc: michael@gargantuan.com cc: Vulpes Velox 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: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:07:42 -0000 twig les wrote: >>What in God's name does glib have to do with websites or >>professionalism? What in God's name is "confusacating"? Do you >>know what >>glib is? Ack! >> >> > >Hahaha, glib is also an adjective meaning something like >"slick". It's not just a library. The other word confusacates me. > >===== >----------------------------------------------------------- >Emo is what happens when the glee club goes punk. >----------------------------------------------------------- > > Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition disagrees. Main Entry: *glib* Pronunciation Guide Pronunciation: glib Function: /adjective/ Inflected Form(s): *glib·ber*; *glib·best* Etymology: probably modification of Low German /glibberig/ slippery Date: 1584 *1 a* *:* marked by ease and informality *: NONCHALANT * *b* *:* showing little forethought or preparation *: OFFHAND * *c* *:* lacking depth and substance *: SUPERFICIAL * *2* /archaic/ *: SMOOTH , SLIPPERY * *3* *:* marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful - *glib·ly* /adverb/ - *glib·ness* /noun/ While this definition may describe RedHat's site (haha), I don't think it fits in the context. Sure 'slick' can have that connotation, but not when it's overused in that context. I also admit that I forgot that 'glib' was a valid word. ;) Anyway, that's not my point. Point is that I think that the people who say FreeBSD needs a face lift of sorts are right. But I also think the current page does its job well. So why don't people stop discussing and start doing? :-D --Devon