From e5f1a400ee8a8daeef7e6263f15de43375fda915 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Balter Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 11:57:11 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] first pass at vision --- README.markdown | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 05ade2f9..a7961088 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ By Tom Preston-Werner, Nick Quaranto, and many awesome contributors! -Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through Textile or Markdown and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server. This is also the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host your project's page or blog right here from GitHub. +Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator perfect for personal or project sites. Think of it sort of like a file-based CMS, except without all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, runs it through Markdown converters and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache, Nginx or your favorite web server. This is also the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host your project's page or blog right on GitHub. + +## Philosophy + +Jekyll does what you tell it to do, no more, no less. It doesn't try to outsmart users by making bold assumptions or burden them with needless complexity and configuration. Put simply, Jekyll gets out of your way and allows you to concentrate on what truly matters: your content. ## Getting Started From e42c1aa02b38ba8e5e51d86bdd0acb2f8f7a416f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Balter Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:47:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] rework vision with @redhotvengeance suggestions --- README.markdown | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 813e30bd..2e5af42e 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ By Tom Preston-Werner, Nick Quaranto, and many [awesome contributors](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/graphs/contributors)! -Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator perfect for personal or project sites. Think of it sort of like a file-based CMS, except without all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, runs it through Markdown converters and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache, Nginx or your favorite web server. This is also the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host your project's page or blog right on GitHub. +Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator perfect for personal, project, or organization sites. Think of it like a file-based CMS, sans all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, renders Markdown and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website ready to be served with Apache, Nginx or your favorite web server. Jekyll is the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host sites right from your GitHub repositories. ## Philosophy -Jekyll does what you tell it to do, no more, no less. It doesn't try to outsmart users by making bold assumptions or burden them with needless complexity and configuration. Put simply, Jekyll gets out of your way and allows you to concentrate on what truly matters: your content. +Jekyll does what you tell it to do — no more, no less. It doesn't try to outsmart users by making bold assumptions, nor does it burden them with needless complexity and configuration. Put simply, Jekyll gets out of your way and allows you to concentrate on what truly matters: your content. ## Getting Started From e2258403ee261c1593abc5eef138933f27818a9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Balter Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:42:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] language tweaks --- README.markdown | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 2e5af42e..228881db 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ By Tom Preston-Werner, Nick Quaranto, and many [awesome contributors](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/graphs/contributors)! -Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator perfect for personal, project, or organization sites. Think of it like a file-based CMS, sans all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, renders Markdown and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website ready to be served with Apache, Nginx or your favorite web server. Jekyll is the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host sites right from your GitHub repositories. +Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator perfect for personal, project, or organization sites. Think of it like a file-based CMS, without all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, renders Markdown and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website ready to be served by Apache, Nginx or another web server. Jekyll is the engine behind [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com), which you can use to host sites right from your GitHub repositories. ## Philosophy