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 title: Rib
 ---
 
-[Rib](https://github.com/srid/rib) is a Haskell static site generator based on Shake. It aims to reuse existing libraries instead of reinventing the wheel.
+[Rib](https://github.com/srid/rib) is an easily composable Haskell static site generator library based on Shake.
 
 ## Compared to Hakyll
 
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 synopsis:
     Static site generator using Shake
 description:
-    Haskell static site generator that aims to reuse existing libraries instead of reinventing the wheel
+    Easily composable Haskell static site generator library based on Shake.
 category: Web
 build-type: Simple
 extra-source-files: