Re: [Gimp-user] [Evolution] What do I do now?

2022-10-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list
On Tue, 2022-10-25 at 08:31 +0800, Luigi via evolution-list wrote: > Since we only have a few days left may I suggest the group focus on > putting forwards what options we have and those actually doing the > work can decide the best choice and we go for it (even if its not > perfect). Hi, Savanna

Re: [Gimp-user] New mailing list

2022-10-24 Thread Rick Strong
Well put, Ralf. And some of us value productivity over bells & whistles. R -Original Message- From: Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 3:50 AM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] New mailing list On Sun, 2022-10-23 at 23:20 -0400, SDA v

Re: [Gimp-user] Let's unite the power of all mailing list subscribers who are affected by GNOME's ruling

2022-10-24 Thread GSR - FR
Hi, y...@shurup.com (2022-10-23 at 1757.02 +0200): > Hi Ralf, > > I've briefly looked into the alternatives: > > * groups.io - way too expensive for us > * riseup.net - political organization > * Google Groups - free, no positive / negative experience > * Freedesktop - maybe they could accept a c

Re: [Gimp-user] Affinity is an alternative

2022-10-24 Thread Cliff Pratt via gimp-user-list
THAT is definitely trolling. On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 02:46, Rick Strong wrote: > No, I was just trying to be helpful to those who may be looking for an > inexpensive alternative. It would seem I've disturbed the religious > purists. > Linux is for losers. > > R > > -Original Message- > Fr

Re: [Gimp-user] Announcement: this mailing list will be retired by the end of Oct 2022 (Dan Hitt)

2022-10-24 Thread Rick Kline
Thank you, Dave. I installed Thunderbird on our Mac and after a few moments was able to figure out the next steps. After setting up a News account, I clicked on “Manage newsgroup subscriptions”, typed GIMP in the “Show items that contain:” line. “comp.graphics.apps.gimp” was at the top of the

Re: [Gimp-user] Announcement: this mailing list will be retired by the end of Oct 2022 (Dan Hitt)

2022-10-24 Thread Ofnuts via gimp-user-list
In Discourse  use "tags" (like on SO...) and you can of course search/display using tags, and even put them in a URL. So try: https://discourse.gnome.org/tag/gimp On 21/10/2022 17:05, Micah Salb wrote: But where is that forum? I signed up but all I see is stuff about Gnome--nothing about Gimp

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-24 Thread Keith Christian via gimp-user-list
On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 1:50 AM Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list wrote: > If no new mailing lists will be available, I seriously doubt that a lot > of the Midnight Commander or of the Evolution mailing list subscribes > are willing to use Discourse in the future, let alone Twitter or > similar. Som

Re: [Gimp-user] Affinity is an alternative

2022-10-24 Thread Pat David via gimp-user-list
I would tend to agree with Ken that this sounds much more like trolling. No different than "suggesting" someone use photoshop to this list than affinity - all closed source and not real alternatives. "Linux is for losers" :D :D :D On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 8:46 AM Rick Strong wrote: > No, I was ju

Re: [Gimp-user] Affinity is an alternative

2022-10-24 Thread Rick Strong
No, I was just trying to be helpful to those who may be looking for an inexpensive alternative. It would seem I've disturbed the religious purists. Linux is for losers. R -Original Message- From: Ken Moffat via gimp-user-list Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2022 11:33 PM To: gimp-user-list

[Gimp-user] You can follow the Discourse server in Thunderbird using RSS

2022-10-24 Thread Ofnuts via gimp-user-list
If you don't want to login regularly on Discourse, you can ask Thunderbird (or some other RSS client) to set up a RSS feed: - Right-click "Blogs and News feed" and click "Subscribe" - Set the feed URL to "https://discourse.gnome.org/tag/gimp.rss"; (actually, about any Discourse URL works, you ju

Re: [Gimp-user] The system of levels, badges and presents of Discourse

2022-10-24 Thread Ofnuts via gimp-user-list
On 23/10/2022 08:59, Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list wrote: By closing individual mailman mailing lists and replacing it with a single forum, everything is under control of a single authority.There even isn't the need to moderate or ban users with unwanted opinions, since the users are educated b

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-24 Thread Werner LEMBERG via gimp-user-list
> a lot of the Evolution mailing list members, including myself, > tested the mailing list ability of Discourse. I was not allowed to > start a new thread by email, because my gamification level was 0. > You are allowed to start a new thread by email, after you reached > level 1. This is not the

Re: [Gimp-user] New mailing list

2022-10-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list
On Sun, 2022-10-23 at 23:20 -0400, SDA via gimp-user-list wrote: > Why splinter up the user lists? You need to ask this question the powers that be who are associated withe the GNOME foundation. > You do realize that its where the experts go > that is important, not you the user who needs the he

Re: [Gimp-user] [rebellion attempt] Fight back!

2022-10-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf via gimp-user-list
On Sun, 2022-10-23 at 19:21 -0400, Liam R E Quin wrote: > The mailing list is moving to Discourse, yes. You can interact with > Discourse using email. Hi, a lot of the Evolution mailing list members, including myself, tested the mailing list ability of Discourse. I was not allowed to start a new