[PD] [OT] some thinkings about Pure-data

[pix]

most of the patches you find on the web are "tools". either externals, or
abstractions. if you do happen to find a standalone patch, it has been
generalised to the point where it is almost tool-like.

i guess people tend to keep their actual performance patches to
themselves. either because they have put a lot of effort into them, or
because they are constantly evolving.

it's not quite the same as sharing a c program you have written, where the
goal of the program is to perform some function. in the case of the c
program, when it performs that function, you can polish it for release
into the general public. patches are for creating with, and for this
reason can probably never be perfect, or complete enough to be "released".

just making an attempt at explaining the phenomenon. there is a lot of
work being done all the time in pd, but the amount leaking into the public
domain isn't representative.

pix.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:45:56 +0200 (CEST)
abel.jerome at free.fr wrote:

> hI again,
> 
> I've seen some patches PD on websites recommanded on the mailing list
> and I'm a little disappointed. Just 10 or 15 patchs on the Web, it's a
> joke? 
> 
> Tell me more about the PD communauty, maybe the main purpose is to
> create externals? 
> 
> I'm a french guy, I would like to participate on the possible
> translation of PD documentation in French, Do you think it will be
> happened?
> 
> I'm working on an interactive (sensors convert to midi) sampler with PD,
> I will put it on the web.
> If anyone is working about the same idea, may be we can give ourself
> some stuff.
> 
> greeting,
> 
> jerome
> 
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