this is a mere echo mail: i want to check how alive this list is.
a thread in the pd-list maillist is talking about the pr & marketing of pure data to the public. the very hot topics so far are a the puredata website and the pros & contras of maillist and forum.
a redesign of the webpage would do a very good job in making pd interesting for other people. right now it's to technical and a maze, at least in my humble opinion. and i still want to state that a good fanbase is the best way to develop a product. more users = more interest = more programers = better stuff for everyone.
just have a look at processing.org. the program itself is not that overwhelming. is it an easier access to java programing with a graphical aproach. but what they did out of it is amazing. a huge fanbase with so many good libaries to take on.
are there people willing to do a plone-skin? (look at plone.net to see what is possible) because changing from plone to something else is not an option i think. to much work. to much lose.