On 05/05/2012 10:30 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > We are not separating people into better of worse users, or the > deserving and non-deserving, or entitled and not entitled. This would > not be a constructive approach. > > What we _are_ doing is _focusing_ on a group of users who are > underloved by free software. We are building workflows around their > needs. We are _targeting_ those users.
And this is the key to progress. Maximum quality, not maximum convenience, is the guiding principle in GIMP development. That's why I am still using it "after all this time." All users will not agree on all changes, but the users who best understand the GIMP, and who bump their heads on its limitations from time to time, are the ones whose input drives progress. That's the only way forward. Targeting a hypothetical "average" user is a downward spiral as each "generation" of new average users learns and does less and less. New users will benefit from immediate exposure to the "professional paradigm" and start paying attention to file formats from day one. Long time users who often (or always) find no use for the XCF format, will have to relearn or remap a keyboard shortcut or two to keep the same speed & convenience they are used to. Long time users who routinely save their work in XCF won't notice a major difference. And really... guise... If you don't need the new GIMP color model, you don't need the new version of GIMP. I am guessing that is approximately 100% of users who don't routinely save most files in XCF as "part one" of their usual workflow. It's not like you need to keep your GIMP version current for the sake of security patches or compatibility with external applications. Keeping the "old" GIMP also means that all your favorite plugins and scripts will keep right on doing exactly what you expect them to do. :o) Steve _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
