Don't know why people hating on GIMP.. maybe it's not exact replacement for phot...

heavyset_go · on Aug 31, 2020

I agree. It's a good tool and gets the job done, and it's been a tool that I've reached for a long time.

It's unfortunate that their funding situation is so dire. It's a project that could use a cash injection like Blender got. Blender went from having a terrible UI to winning awards.

Lievelingsduif · on Sept 1, 2020

Blender already has a solid and enthousiastic user base before the 2.7 UI update.

Blender was also the forerunner in having a kickstarter-like scheme to raise enough money to make it opensource.

There's an interesting interview between Ton Roosendaal and Blender Guru about the history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEWOTZnFeg

The Blender guys were also a lot less hostile towards people trying to make improvements to stuff like UX.

One of the things that GIMP also desperately needs is a name change, while Blender is an odd choice it at least doesn't conjur up sexual images.

heavyset_go · on Sept 1, 2020

> One of the things that GIMP also desperately needs is a name change, while Blender is an odd choice it at least doesn't conjur up sexual images.

https://glimpse-editor.org

non-entity · on Sept 1, 2020

Tbh ever since the redid the UI, I don't really hate on it as much.