[FM Discuss] starting a manual ...

[Alexandre Quessy]

Hello Helen and everyone,

2011/1/5 helen varley jamieson <helen at creative-catalyst.com>:
> i think  people would look for the UpStage manual in a group called any of
> "digital arts", "the arts" or "net arts" (the "s" is important because when
> people see "art" they tend to think visual/object art as opposed to
> performing arts). i don't understand why the adjective "digital" would cause
> jealousy or confusion ... ?

Sorry, I meant "digital arts", not "digital", indeed.

Well, according to Wikipedia's page for "Art", this activity has more
to do with arranging symbolic elements. As it says, "traditionally,
the term art was used to refer to any skill or mastery". So... I think
that this term is too wide, simply. If there is a "digital arts"
section, I would also like some other manuals to be in that section as
well... It might get messy in the end. Why would Gimp not deserve to
be in "digital arts" as well?

> On 5/01/11 6:07 AM, Alexandre Quessy wrote:
>> I think that this particular project should be in a category such as
>> "net art" or "web". I think that creating a category such as "digital"
>> might cause jealousy and confusion. I would not, personally, create
>> art with Adobe Flash.

That last sentence was a little rude from my behalf. Sorry. :)

>> In Debian, such a project would be in the "non-free" repositories
>> (since it uses Adobe Flash) in the "Web Software" section.

That wasn't quite right: if the flash compilers it uses are free, it
can go in the "free" section of Debian.

Best,
-- 
Alexandre Quessy
http://alexandre.quessy.net/