Polishing D - suggestions and comments

[John Reimer]

Kris wrote:

> 
>> doesn't require you to "get religion" first.
> 
> Tango can be somewhat different from phobos, yes. Does it require adoption 
> of a "religion" to be different, Bill? Surely that's a bit of a stretch?
> 
> 


I think part of the "religious" aspect reflected from Tango is also 
related to the photo in the "rogues gallery":

http://www.dsource.org/projects/tango/wiki/Contributors

It promotes the burlesque image of a cult following.  I've always 
disliked it.  While perhaps intended to be amusing, I think it puts 
across too playful an image for a library that should begin to take 
itself seriously as a maturing product.

I know it's meant as a sort self-deprecating humour... but perhaps Tango 
has grown out of that now?

Ironically, the fundamental differences between the Phobos and Tango 
design philosophies seem to be demonstrated through the above: Phobos 
tends to exude an aura that is lean, austere, and self-serious;  while 
Tango tends to exemplify free, swanky, and hip with the cult-following 
undertones demonstrated in the contrib photo. I like Tango, though, for 
many reasons unrelated to it's personality, which I kind of wish it 
would lose.

-JJR