A long time ago it may have been linked with the art movement (the maths lib is called dada for instance - which is the oldest part of the code).
Recently though, I think of it as being closer to the original definition of fluxus as flowing, a continuous succession of changes - both in terms of livecoding, and also as free software development. On Thu, 2009-07-16 at 13:32 -0400, mike clemow wrote: > I'm sure it was.... > I think that the idea is that the code is analogous to your Fluxus > "score" and the performer is your computer (and you, if it's > interactive). > > viva code-art! > > -mike > > > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Janosch Peters<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > While doing research for an assignment at uni, I stumbled across the > > art movement fluxus. Was the naming of the live coding editor > > influenced by that or is it just a coincident? > > > > cheers, > > Janosch > > > > > > >
