On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 22:15, Kasper Souren wrote: > nick wrote: > > Exactly. I mean, I'm happy to let others use my software, but ultimately > > I write it because I want a tool to do a particular thing. If people > > want useability features etc.. then really someone's going to have to > > pay for it. I don't see how anyone could have the time it takes to > > polish a piece of software with no compensation. > > I think once the userbase is large enough, the polishing of the software > will also come. The GIMP started as something not so really useful, but now > it's already quite a decent alternative for Photoshop.
IMO, the GIMP has never really had those polishments(?) - artists still prefer photoshop and the like, and certainly people i know just dont get on with the interface, choosing paint shop pro instead, much to my horror ;) > > What would be really good is if people donated money to the projects > > they find useful (paypal/nochex), because I sure as hell dont see the > > major distros supporting media apps development any time soon. > > Maybe that's what's needed - a distributor making music systems, who can > > then put money back into the apps. > > I think a donation system would be great. Fortuneately the EU is already > making donations, in the form of the AGNULA project (www.agnula.org). And > Red Hat is involved, so there already is a big distributor making systems. > > > Well, a man can dream... > > Certainly. And a man can hope... that AGNULA will be a success. Since then > the userbase will be expanded big time. Yes, but deep down i know the users will rarely donate, good thing theyve got redhat on board. what about SuSE? theyre involved in audio, so... > greetz, > Kasper Regards, Nick _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
