On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 02:41:41PM -0800, miriam clinton (iriXx) wrote: > Carol Spears wrote:
hi, i am really glad that you stuck with this list. since making this excellent decision, might i direct you to this document: http://www.gimp.org/mail_lists.html and ask that you at least strip the mail the way they ask. they ask me to improve my hardware to work with them, but there are or could be people who are reading this list who store the mails or what have you where size is important. > >you took classes on how to use this software? or self-educated? > > > Oh and yes, for the record, I picked these tools up and used them - my > mother was a painter, not a graphic designer. I learnt the tools in > about.... 30mins. > > Compared to the GIMP which I still havent got my head around.... hence > my wanting to contribute - better to contribute than to whinge! > this is very nice. i dont think that it answered my question though. very nice to be raised in a loving environment with access to many tools and such. gimp was developed by people of all sorts. some had this sort of upbringing and access and some didnt. congratulations to you for deserving all this or whatever. my question, and i could have been more specific, was more about the software you use and the computer you use it on. classes in adobe/macromedia and experience with preinstalled operating systems is what i was looking for exactly. software will never be simple enough for people who need formal training in it. operating systems are difficult to install. i hear complaints from anyone who needs to install any operating system. i really am trying to determine if this is the case with you. if you are used to macintosh, there is a chance that you are used to having everything installed for you and TheGIMP and its fellow free apps might always be out of your grasp. none of this is personal. access is a nice thing. not having access and being able to get this stuff free and legal like is another thing. both are blessings or gifts from life? direct questions: did you have classes in using the software you are comfortable with? pay for books or tutoring? have you even been able to install an operating system on a computer you are in charge of? thanks, carol _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
