From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 25 01:44:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE08A16A4CE; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:44:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [198.92.228.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B7F843D49; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:44:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C0C960ED; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:44:21 -0600 (CST) Received: from makeworld.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (makeworld.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 54464-06; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:44:17 -0600 (CST) Received: from [198.92.228.34] (racerx.makeworld.com [198.92.228.34]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF19860E4; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:44:16 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <41CCC618.9050002@makeworld.com> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:44:56 -0600 From: Chris User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041218) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD - Questions References: <20041223112731.GA32750@ninja.terrabionic.com> <89b41e4704122303546aaa8d83@mail.gmail.com> <20041223133440.GC786@myrddin.originative.co.uk> <41CB9F16.1010405@nbritton.org> <41CBA2D5.4070700@makeworld.com> <20041224142246.GB779@gothmog.gr> <41CC9DE0.6010500@makeworld.com> <41CCC1B7.4090008@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <41CCC1B7.4090008@makeworld.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV 0.75.1/amavisd-new-2.2.0 (20041102) at makeworld.com - Isn't it ironic cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?= cc: Nikolas Britton cc: Giorgos Keramidas cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD's Visual Identity: Outdated? X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:44:23 -0000 Chris wrote: > Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > >> Chris writes: >> >>> Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: >>> >>>> Responding to Chris: CSS is neither outdated nor a Windows thing. You >>>> apparently need to get an extra clue or two before you rejoin this >>>> discussion. >>> >>> >>> Not really - Some years back MS made a big issue about CSS. It was >>> then that I lost interest in web devel. Besides - web devel isn't my >>> bag, so I really don't think that I need to have or get a clue. >> >> >> >> CSS is a W3 standard, but was originally designed by the CTO of Opera >> Software, a company which is one of Microsoft's more vocal detractors >> and which recently received a large settlement in a lawsuit regarding >> Microsoft's (alleged) intentional efforts to make their website render >> poorly in Opera's browser. IE handles CSS1 badly, and CSS2 almost not >> at all. Calling it a Windows thing severely misrepresents the facts. >> >> >>> One does not need to know how to rebuild an engine to know how to >>> drive the car. >> >> >> >> One should not criticize the design of an engine while vehemently >> claiming to have no interest in how enginges are built. >> >> DES > > > Technically - I didn't criticize. Allow me to post verbatim; > > "CSS? Isnt that a bit outdated? Isnt that more a Windows thing?" > > Doesn't look like it to me - looks more like a query or two. > But that's just me tho - perhaps you read something else? > > Perhaps too much eggnog? Perhaps not enough? > Allow me to end this with this thought, if there is any doubt that what I asked was indeed a question (opposed to a statement of fact as DES seems to say ("Calling it a Windows thing severely misrepresents the facts")) Here is a quote from Dictionary.com on Question - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=question 1. An expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a reply. 2. An interrogative sentence, phrase, or gesture. In addition, that little thing at the then of the line (?) also defines it as the above mentioned. -- Best regards, Chris