[jdjdjjsjs]

It doesn't appear this app is trying to be a straight up Photoshop replacement.

If that's what people are looking for they can go to GIMP. So I don't see how that answer specifically indicates why people would be unhappy with the situation on Linux.

[cthalupa]

>It doesn't appear this app is trying to be a straight up Photoshop replacement.

It isn't. It's an illustration tool.

Which is why this article is kind of weird: An (excellent! I love krita!) adjacent tool exists, so why do people want the tool that fills a different purpose?

[Semiapies]

Probably because people keep posting articles like this one.