Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-26 Thread Ross Martinek
I’m a GIMP user. I haven’t written code since the days of WATFOR. So whatfor all this kerfluffll? I don’t care if it’s a mailing list (I can deal with ancient technology. I’m a retired geologist. Banging two rocks together is old school, but we still do it.) Mailing lists are fine. So are more

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list
On Tue, 2022-10-25 at 21:28 -0500, Ross Martinek wrote: > This debate is … absurd. Hi, have you already signed up? A lot of users tested Discourse. I'm one of them. Note, you can only send a request, if you reach "Level 1". It's not absurd to fight gamification.

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-24 Thread Keith Christian via gimp-user-list
On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 1:50 AM Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list wrote: > If no new mailing lists will be available, I seriously doubt that a lot > of the Midnight Commander or of the Evolution mailing list subscribes > are willing to use Discourse in the future, let alone Twitter or > similar.

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-24 Thread Werner LEMBERG via gimp-user-list
> a lot of the Evolution mailing list members, including myself, > tested the mailing list ability of Discourse. I was not allowed to > start a new thread by email, because my gamification level was 0. > You are allowed to start a new thread by email, after you reached > level 1. This is not the

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list
On Sun, 2022-10-23 at 19:21 -0400, Liam R E Quin wrote: > The mailing list is moving to Discourse, yes. You can interact with > Discourse using email. Hi, a lot of the Evolution mailing list members, including myself, tested the mailing list ability of Discourse. I was not allowed to start a new

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-23 Thread Ken Moffat via gimp-user-list
On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 08:19:05AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list wrote: > Hi, > > it's possible to replace almost all GNOME software by software that is > more or less identically. > > For example gedit can easily be replaced by pluma or even better by xed. > However, replacing GIMP is

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-23 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Sun, 2022-10-23 at 21:59 +0800, Bret Busby via gimp-user-list wrote: > > The ending of support for gnome products, especially for The GIMP and > for gedit, is disappointing,  It is untrue. There is no ending of support. The mailing list is moving to Discourse, yes. You can interact with

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-23 Thread Bret Busby via gimp-user-list
On 23/10/2022, Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list wrote: > Hi, > > it's possible to replace almost all GNOME software by software that is > more or less identically. > > For example gedit can easily be replaced by pluma or even better by xed. > However, replacing GIMP is not that straightforward as

[Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list
Hi, it's possible to replace almost all GNOME software by software that is more or less identically. For example gedit can easily be replaced by pluma or even better by xed. However, replacing GIMP is not that straightforward as replacing an editor. When the user interface of GIMP became more