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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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Some harsh comments about GIMP here. I think it's fantastic. Totally bailed out my workplace when the Adobe Extortion Suite decided break on our machines. I use it at home too and I'm grateful for it.
when single devs can reproduce almost every aspect of Photoshop's UX, performance, and featureset in projects like photopea.com, I have to have major doubts about whether the GIMP team are doing the right thing by spending years to update the GTK version instead of just rewriting everything from the ground up.
The straw that broke the camel's back for me was the "3.0 is this year we promise!" post months ago which is increasingly looking like it wasn't all to be.
Chuck out the technical debt, use a modern language, and build a functional successor without the 90's baggage. That's my hot take.
While not the same, Krita, Inkscape and Kdenlive are so far ahead in terms of UX/UI that at this point I won't ever see a redesign of GIMP.
It's a shame since it is really powerful, but the UX/UI is holding it back so much.