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Canonical plans to let the GIMP off his leash in Ubuntu 10.04
"GIMP's sleeping."
"On second thought, let him sleep. We're not gonna be using him anymore anyway."
You heard Zed and Maynard right. It looks as though Canonical's plans for Lucid Lynx don't include the OSS Photoshop alternative.
Prevailing sentiment seems to be that the GIMP is is considered to be a 'professional' application and not necessary for the average user. OS X and Windows systems don't ship with Photoshop, so Ubuntu doesn't really need to provide that level of functionality out-of-the-box. Basic editing duties will likely be handed off to F-Spot, which also includes album management.
GIMP's interface complexity was also considered a strike against it. Ultimately, Canonical is striving for a default set of apps that are simple and straightforward enough for average users. After all, power users can still head to Synaptic or run apt-get from a terminal window to install anything they need.
[via OMG Ubuntu]
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r3loaded said 2:10PM on 11-19-2009
I'd have dropped just because of its terrible name.
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r3loaded said 2:10PM on 11-19-2009
dropped it*
motang said 2:12PM on 11-19-2009
It's not a big deal for me as I use that app very little, and I can easily install with a couple of clicks.
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Jamesey said 5:00PM on 11-19-2009
not a big deal. you can install it in 5 clicks.
Most people don't need it.
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MarkyB86 said 6:54PM on 11-19-2009
I think ubuntu needs to iron some more wrinkles in 9.10 before they worry at all about 10.4
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Paul said 6:57PM on 11-19-2009
Can't say I use it, nice to know its there for free.
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mbslrm said 8:09PM on 11-19-2009
I agree with this decision.
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Trevor said 8:43PM on 11-19-2009
Good decision on Ubuntu's part. I wouldn't even call GIMP the professional option anymore. Still no 16-bit or CMYK support the last time I checked and the UI is a major pain to work with 3 different windows. After testing Krita I was quite impressed. I prefer Gnome's UI but digiKam and Krita are hands down winners on KDE vs. GIMP and F-Spot on Gnome.
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