Smartboy wrote: > On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Cory K. <coryis...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > >> This is something I thought about before but was reminded of so here goes. >> >> >> I believe that *all* submissions for official art or projects under the >> art team be created with free tools. >> >> No more wallpapers done with Photoshop and the like for instance. All >> submissions done with free formats also. All images would be PNG/SVG. >> >> There's something flawed about promoting a free OS and creating it's >> look with another. (Win/OSX) My personal philosophy is "use the right >> tool for the job" and our tools are plenty capable. >> >> Might be a bit of zealotry but that's my proposal. >> >> > > I disagree. I think that if it works for you, why should you change? >
Because like I said "There's something flawed about promoting a free OS and creating it's look with another". > Most people who use Photoshop do so because they are used to it, and > when they switch over to GIMP they can't create as good art because > they don't know how to use it as well. It could take them a while to > master the new tools. Is it really worth it for trying to contribute > to a free project? > That's for us as a team and later new artists to decide. I think it is. Hence the proposal. > If we restrict choice in this manner, I think the backlash will be > less art from "capable" artists (ie, professionals). > While that is a concern, I think with the current makeup of people around here, it won't be an issue. > This is my opinion, take it with a grain of salt. ;) > Isn't that a given? :) In the end, if we're not eating out own dogfood how are we going to improve and promote the tools? There's *nothing* I can think of we do around here that GIMP, Inkscape and Blender don't do. (and read what I said carefully before you start mentioning things like color support) -Cory K. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art