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 ## A Final Note: Why ZenGarden? - by mhroth
 
-Many people have asked me why the ZenGarden library came into existance, and why work continues on it today, especially in light of the successful [libpd](http://gitorious.org/pdlib) project. Here is my answer, offering personal opinions, some ranting, and hopefully constructive critisism. So don't take it all too seriously, ok? First, a few (obvious?) points that make me excited.
+Many people have asked me why the ZenGarden library came into existance, and why work continues on it today, especially in light of the successful [libpd](http://gitorious.org/pdlib) project. Here is my answer, offering personal opinions, some ranting, and hopefully constructive criticism. So don't take it all too seriously, ok? First, a few (obvious?) points that make me excited.
 
 + Pd is a great language to write audio code in.
 + A general purpose audio language that is free and open to all has a great deal of potential as a standard for many audio applications.