Hello gerard82, On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:59:22 +0200 gerard82 <for...@gimpusers.com> wrote:
> >> This is no way to build an application! Applications and OSes should > >> never be tied so closely together. > >> > >> I like GiMP 2.8 for Windows a lot and would prefer to run it under CentOS > >> as that is my main desktop OS. I have given up on Fedora because of the > >> unholy abomination GNOME has become. > >> > >> What is a CentOS user to do? We want a stable and consistent OS and user > >> experience without having to reload/update everything after less than a > >> year, and if I want to run a current version of Libre Office, there is no > >> trouble. I can do that. If I want a current version of Firefox, I can do > >> that. But GiMP? Nope! > >> > >> Why would developers choose to shut us out like this? > >> > I checked Distrowatch for Centos:Ridiculous,Their Gimp is at 2.6.9 while the > last > in the 2,6 series is 2,6.12. > I've been using Gentoo since december 2003 after trying a lot of distro's. > Go to their website and check out the Handbook. > It has a steep learning curve but the reward is commensurate. > You'll be able to install and compile anything you may want. > Gerard. > There are many distributions one can recommend instead of CentOS (and I have my own preference that is not Gentoo) and I'm sure a lot of them have many merits, but the question was asked regarding CentOS and we should stick to providing advice for it. See: http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/web/use-qmail-instead/ Regards, Shlomi Fish P.S: Gentoo is for wimps. Real men use Linux From Scratch! And real programmers use butterflies: http://xkcd.com/378/ ;-) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Public Domain Photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomif/ <mst> I find it’s usually safe to assume that whatever shlomif’s doing, there isn’t a good reason for it. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
