Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:06:32 +0200 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com> To: twig les <twigles@yahoo.com> Cc: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlist2@HotPOP.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Revamped Look 'n' feel: Feedback appreciated! Message-ID: <3F677B58.1000708@sitetronics.com> In-Reply-To: <20030916204622.63343.qmail@web10101.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030916204622.63343.qmail@web10101.mail.yahoo.com>
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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 <javascript:pronWin()> 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 <http://www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com/cgi-bin/collegiate?book=Dictionary&va=nonchalant>* *b* *:* showing little forethought or preparation *: OFFHAND <http://www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com/cgi-bin/collegiate?book=Dictionary&va=offhand>* </glib/ answers> *c* *:* lacking depth and substance *: SUPERFICIAL <http://www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com/cgi-bin/collegiate?book=Dictionary&va=superficial>* </glib/ solutions to knotty problems> *2* /archaic/ *: SMOOTH <http://www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com/cgi-bin/collegiate?book=Dictionary&va=smooth>, SLIPPERY <http://www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com/cgi-bin/collegiate?book=Dictionary&va=slippery>* *3* *:* marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful <a /glib/ politician> - *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
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