* kiwi_steve <for...@gimpusers.com> [08-12-12 03:40]: > >But I have to say, the amount of flak the developers are > >taking about this is totally unjustified. > > Then why are they getting it?
Because people feel they are *owed* but have no investment in the creation and/or further development. > >*half* their user base? I think that's rather an exaggeration..... > >and I think that they deserve a little (read "a lot") of respect simply > >for being willing to go to all the work of creating the best image > >editing software out there without being paid for it! > > As I said, I have a lot of respect for open source developers - and as > to the figures, I have no way (and neither do you) of knowing the exact > percentage - maybe its more than half. > > >> I humbly ask that the developers please put it back the way it was, > >> or at the very least have a "legacy save" option users can activate > >> in the options so people like the original poster, myself and all the > >> others who use Gimp regularly and hate this new save work-un-flow > >> option can be happy again. > > >If you would read previous posts, you would know why this is not going > >to happen. As I stated earlier, if you really want it changed that > >badly, please feel free to modify the GIMP code. > > I have read a lot of posts, But not here or you would know that Akkana Peck has writen a plug-in to provide the action you desire. > and its a shame they've taken that stand. As I mentioned, I wonder if > they would be so hard-nosed about it if it wasn't free and their income > depended on their decisions. In other words, they are free to change GIMP as they see fit since they have ownership, ie: you do not *have* to use it. > Fortunately for me, 2.6 does most of what I need. Then what is your point? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
