[Pdweb] front page text (was: rename "download Pd" to "Downloads")

Thu Nov 29 12:02:49 CET 2012

hey folks, where can i add my edits?

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Marco Donnarumma
New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 7:20 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com> wrote:

> Cool, thanks for the help!
> Framapad is nice but I have to tell I'm not very self-confident with the
> French interface... not intimidated though :)
> I've made a new revision, based on these thoughts:
> - "Starting from a blank page" is needless to say, and it doesn't always
> apply
> - "You" sounds a bit ad-like, let's substitute the target groups right here
> - Let's try to make up the sentence without parentheses
> - Let's omit the parts which are not essential ("e.g. "all over the world")
> - Added a few uses (sorry MIDI is my sweetheart)
>
> I'm not sure about the "Pd is suitable for..." sentence, especially the
> expression "production-safe"... Let's talk about it.
>
> András
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Nicolas Montgermont <
> nicolas_montgermont at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
>>  If you don't mind, I've switched to framapad that doesn't need any
>> account to edit:
>> http://lite.framapad.org/p/HtIWJQZv7m
>> and started to rewrite the first paragraph:
>> *
>> Pure Data* (aka Pd) is an open source visual programming language used
>> for multimedia processing. Starting from a blank page, you graphically
>> create your own software to design realtime multimedia creation (sound,
>> video, 3D), physical interfacing (sensors, 3D camera, joystick), motor
>> control, network communications or any other data computing. Pd is widely
>> used all over the world by a community of people coming from different
>> fields: musicians, visual artist, researchers, developers, performers,
>> spectacle technicians...
>>
>> I think it lacks an ending...
>> let's finish it together!
>> n
>>
>> Le 20/11/12 19:41, Marco Donnarumma a écrit :
>>
>> great Andràs, thanks.
>>
>> I agree with HC, we should be more radical, and focus the first paragraph
>> on a very simple and concise statement on what Pd does, and who is
>> interested in using it (see processing and max example posted by HC).
>>
>> - what it does (sound, image, www, for installation, performances,
>> concerts, interactive scenery, etc... let's use some keywords here)
>> - who find it useful (artist, programmers, musicians, video artist, dance
>> company, hardware makers because it's so portable)
>> - where to get it (your paragraph looks very good to me)
>> - who did it and why
>>
>> that should be more than enough...
>> my 2cents!
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> --
>> Marco Donnarumma
>> New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
>> Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
>> Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
>> Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
>> Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  That's steps in the right direction, for sure.  I think you should
>>> take a more radical approach: start writing things from scratch, then use
>>> the old one as a source for some text here and there.
>>>
>>>  The current text does a terrible job of explaining to total newbies
>>> what Pd is and why they might be interested.  The Processing blurb is
>>> decent:
>>>
>>>  "Processing is an open source programming language and environment for
>>> people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially
>>> developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of
>>> computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved
>>> into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are
>>> tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and
>>> hobbyists who use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production."
>>> http://processing.org/
>>>
>>>
>>>  Max/MSP is worth looking at too:
>>>
>>>  "For over twenty years, Max has been used by performers, artists, and
>>> composers to make cutting-edge work by connecting basic functional blocks
>>> together into unique applications. Max gives you the parts to make your own
>>> music, sound, video, and interactive media applications. Simply add objects
>>> to a visual canvas and connect them together to make noise, experiment, and
>>> play." http://cycling74.com/products/max/
>>>
>>>
>>>  .hc
>>>
>>>   On Nov 17, 2012, at 2:21 PM, András Murányi wrote:
>>>
>>>   Sirs,
>>>
>>> I've made a proposal, please take a look and comment:
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VrM68BbNvi0VrPaLv3__C_wvNgxd5KK2Pp3Ci_1V17s/edit
>>> (comments are enabled, editing is disabled, please start a new doc for
>>> eventual revisions)
>>>
>>> András
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Nicolas Montgermont <
>>> nicolas_montgermont at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  We had a discussion in march about the home text:
>>>> http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pdweb/2012-03/000843.html
>>>> it stopped too early :)
>>>> This may be a base to start
>>>> n
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    ------------------------------
>>>> *De :* Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>
>>>> *À :* András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>
>>>> *Cc :* "pdweb at iem.at Web" <pdweb at iem.at>
>>>> *Envoyé le :* Dimanche 11 novembre 2012 16h56
>>>> *Objet :* Re: [Pdweb] rename "download Pd" to "Downloads"
>>>>
>>>> good idea, yes, maybe send us your content, this list has way less
>>>> members than the others,
>>>> so we can edit collaboratively/agree on things quite fast.
>>>>
>>>> thanks!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Marco Donnarumma
>>>> New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
>>>> Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
>>>> Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
>>>> Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
>>>> Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Now I'd just enrich the intro text on the main page with some direct
>>>> links (for RJDJ, LibPd and whatever is mentioned there) and I think a tiny
>>>> bit of clarification is missing about Vanilla (currently mentioned as "The
>>>> Core of Pd) and extended (not mentioned at all). If there are no
>>>> objections, I'll commit directly to the page, otherwise I'll post a revised
>>>> version here first.
>>>>
>>>> András
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>> yea, nice..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Marco Donnarumma
>>>> New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
>>>> Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
>>>> Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
>>>> Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
>>>> Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:18 PM, András Murányi <muranyia at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>> if I remember correctly, adding something to a page might be tricky (at
>>>> least with this version of Plone, the only I know).
>>>> I will look into it, although I don't have much time at the moment, so
>>>> anybody who wants to chip in before me is welcome :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let me into the Zope Management Interface and I'll try to tame the old
>>>> beast.
>>>>
>>>> András
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Oh! Just noticed the fresh changes. The links on the top of the right
>>>> column are cooler then I thought (ie both links are there), bravo!
>>>> As for the menu, I'd suggest "Downloads" instead of "Download" then.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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