Does it mean that to use a tool you must be capable of building it?
Does it mean that to share criticism you must be able to build it? I’m thinking about applying this logic to the rest of life and it’s rather amusing to imagine the silence. Hmm, maybe that wouldn’t be so bad.
I think one could more fairly say, “offer up money for someone to build the features you need” but I think that’s also a very difficult proposition given the logistics of the matter.
> Does it mean that to share criticism you must be able to build it?
No. I've reported a lot of tickets/feature requests for a lot of projects that seemed to be taken good.
But criticism that seems entitled is rarely appreciated, and surprise about some obviously, severely underfunded project missing features is not very impressive neither.
There is a shitload of other missing features OP could have mentioned on this anniversary post and I guess it can feel a bit depressing too. "27 years! Happy birthday! Still no job though?". Eeh.
You can express constructive criticism with some humility.
"It's a shame nobody has been able to work on adjustment layers and layer styles, which are important features in such a piece of software."
OP did not feel entitled to me, but I can understand who their message could have been taken somewhat badly.
It was a suggestion, another suggestion is to fund gimp development. Another one is to move to a different tool. But to question on what is talking their time for my feature x to get complete is really not a polite way of discord on Open Source software.
The tool is free, so you are free to use it, and you are free not to. That is up to you. If you want a feature, please support the development woth either you cash or skill. Its that simple.
Unless you are ideologically inclined, it would be a better use of your resources to just pay for photoshop. As much as it angers people on this website, the subscription model provides a constant stream of funding that has gone in to keeping the tool the best on the market and for anyone using it professionally, it delivers far more value than it's cost.
I bought Pixelmator Pro for that reason. It's smaller than PS, it has great usability, no cloud-based subscription model and it's not Adobe but a small indie company.
This attitude is why no one seriously suggests GIMP over Photoshop.
Why would anyone with the talent required to do that invest time in a project that hasn’t been able to add these basic features.
Cloning the current GIMP feature set into a modern and competent system is easier than trying to work with the team that can’t ship these features alone.
Waterluvian|3 years ago
Does it mean that to use a tool you must be capable of building it?
Does it mean that to share criticism you must be able to build it? I’m thinking about applying this logic to the rest of life and it’s rather amusing to imagine the silence. Hmm, maybe that wouldn’t be so bad.
I think one could more fairly say, “offer up money for someone to build the features you need” but I think that’s also a very difficult proposition given the logistics of the matter.
kevin_thibedeau|3 years ago
jraph|3 years ago
No. I've reported a lot of tickets/feature requests for a lot of projects that seemed to be taken good.
But criticism that seems entitled is rarely appreciated, and surprise about some obviously, severely underfunded project missing features is not very impressive neither.
There is a shitload of other missing features OP could have mentioned on this anniversary post and I guess it can feel a bit depressing too. "27 years! Happy birthday! Still no job though?". Eeh.
You can express constructive criticism with some humility.
"It's a shame nobody has been able to work on adjustment layers and layer styles, which are important features in such a piece of software."
OP did not feel entitled to me, but I can understand who their message could have been taken somewhat badly.
senko|3 years ago
No, it means it's not a priority for those who are building it.
failedartifact|3 years ago
The tool is free, so you are free to use it, and you are free not to. That is up to you. If you want a feature, please support the development woth either you cash or skill. Its that simple.
Gigachad|3 years ago
Ygg2|3 years ago
Subscription. Check. Paid add ons. Check. Paid color palette. Check and mark.
rnd0|3 years ago
Naw, there's better answers than that:
FOSS: Gimp, Krita; non foss: Affinity photo is a one-time purchase, at least for me. I haven't checked recently to see if that's changed.
>anyone using it professionally
Use what your boss tells you too/pays for -then it's not your problem.
ofrzeta|3 years ago
whywhywhywhy|3 years ago
Why would anyone with the talent required to do that invest time in a project that hasn’t been able to add these basic features.
Cloning the current GIMP feature set into a modern and competent system is easier than trying to work with the team that can’t ship these features alone.