On Sun, 2007-05-27 at 17:59 -0400, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
Another point they talk about is having a focus. I think Pd suffers
from the lack of focus. As a software project, it has an unusual
structure, which makes it difficult to clearly outline the focus.
That's something I am planning on working on in the coming months,
trying to figure out my own focus in all this. Pd is quite a bit
different here also since it covers a very wide range of topics, so
there isn't really the possibility of a strong focus like with
subversion.
hi hans
yeah, a software project needs definitely a focus. for myself, i always believed, that pd's focus is audio and that is also the reason, why i came to pd. and when having a look at src/notes.txt i still think, pd's focus is on audio. so, i am not quite sure, if pd really lacks a focus. which, on the other hand, doesn't mean, that pd can be used in outside-of-audio contexts, but then one needs to use externals (or a dev needs to write an external first). so, externals are focussed on 'specialized' - non-audio - applications. this is my subjective view of things. was it that, what you meant by a 'focus'?
roman
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