That is the most satisfying answer yet.

Sorry for soapboxing. I get a little spicy when discussing intellectual property rights.

I know its not realistic, but I just imagine how great GIMP would be if people donated just 1/20th of what they pay Adobe to the GIMP devs.

Same with LibreOffice vs Office.

We are really missing out on some potentially fantastic software so that a few people can be in the centibillionaire club and it makes me sangry

I know that’s true about more than just software, but the way to “fight back” here is so easy and low risk compared to fighting the other cartels that farm us for $$. It is as easy as not using their products and services if there is a viable alternative that respects your humanity.

Was it more difficult or just unfamiliar? Like, if you’d given it a couple of weeks maybe it would have become intuitive? Or was it just bad UX?

Fair, but why not put energy into learning to use the FOSS tools now instead of getting used to another interface that will eventually betray you?

Unironic question: is it possible to explain to a non-artistic, non-graphic-design techie like me what makes GIMP so inadequate? I hear this refrain a lot but have never heard an explanation for why it falls SO short that it’s not a viable alternative for most people.

Swapping out one proprietary app for another is just delaying the inevitable.

If you think Canva won’t pull the same shit Adobe does once they have the market dominance to do so, you’re deluding yourself.

The only future-proof, user-respecting, dignified alternative is FOSS.

Please explain to non-artist techies like me why? I keep hearing that refrain but no one can ever explain to me what these FOSS alternatives are actually missing that keeps people from switching.

Based on my experience with Office -> LibreOffice I have to assume it’s some combination of laziness about learning something new, “the interface looks old” nonsense, and being unwilling to work through bugs/quirks (even though Office has plenty of its own bugs/quirks - they’re just different from LibreOffice’s and again, people don’t want to learn something new).

Am I wrong? Am I missing something? Specifically, what makes Photoshop not just better than GIMP, but SOOO MUCH BETTER that people are willing to give their money to bourgeois a-holes for the privilege of running software that they will never truly own, that spies on them, that injects unwanted AI into everything, etc.

As someone who has a full FOSS stack, can you explain to a non-graphic-design techie like me why people are so allergic to the FOSS alternatives? I just don’t know enough about design to understand why people will put up with so much abuse from Adobe when there are completely free alternatives that are not weighed down by AI and actually respect your privacy.

If so, it is an AI recreation of a real person.

I think its a shot from the show You

Its really my thing

I want this to be a thing that happened

They’re just louder because they don’t get what they want

And the rest of us do?

Why are you getting downvoted for providing relevant facts? Sometimes this place is as reactionary as 8chan

I do a kickflip every time I try ranch.

I’ve had homemade ranch before. Still tastes like ranch, which is the problem for me.

I will have to take your word for it. I’ve tried many a ranch dressing that people swore was the best ranch and even people who don’t like ranch will like this ranch. I’ve never liked any of them. At this point it’s probably part of my identity.

But I’m glad you enjoy it.

The only Uncle Dan I know is a pedo. Thankfully he never made me taste his ranch.

Eww, ranch

Bulgarians, Italians, and Americans made the cut but not Ottomans?