[ubuntu-art] A request

[Joao Inacio]

On 6/12/06, Michiel Sikma <omega at avalanchestudios.net> wrote:
> Billy wrote:
> > That pretty much sums it up for me. Doesn't matter if you make it in PS
> > or AI in a particular format. Doesn't belong in linux, and it's a shame
> > if it ends up here. I have AI, PS, and many others, but I won't buy them
> > anymore and I do not use them to make anything that ends up on your
> > linux desktop, heck I don't even use them anymore. I don't care if you
> > use it, as long as the art stays on the other platform. You call it
> > condemnation, but I call it common sense. If money was pumped into
> > Human, it would have gone a lot farther if put into inkscape and the
> > gimp while allowing tangerine to be the default ;) "Hey those icons look
> > great!"..."but they were made with PS on a mac", is absolutely silly.
> > Keep it in the family or take it somewhere else :D Wha?...ashamed of
> > your great OS?
>

I have no clue what you're talking about that but if i'm correct
(english isn't my first language) thats called zealotry?

> I don't think that it "doesn't belong" in Linux. It's not a sin to use
> proprietary software, nor is it a sin to work on Linux with different
> operating systems. It's not like icons made on a Mac or Windows PC are
> stolen wares or negatively connotated in any way. They're just icons.
>
> Myself, I'm simply a designer who's used to using Adobe's products, like
> most others in this profession. I contribute to Ubuntu in my spare time,
> and if I had to try and learn GIMP or Inkscape, I wouldn't have any time
> left to contribute. And what are the real advantages of switching to
> either of those programs? It won't make my art any better, but it will
> make some people feel better, even though the users of the software
> largely will not care or even know.
>
> I'm thankful, however, that a lot of people have responded to this by
> saying that they're okay with the usage of proprietary software. I just
> wanted to make sure that this list won't actively discourage users to
> contribute if they do. It's actually this reason why I haven't started
> contributing to Ubuntu since around the Hoary cycle. I just didn't feel
> like I belonged in what seemed to be a small and strict community.
>
> Michiel
>

Keep it up, and use whatever you think it's better.

Freedom is also about not forcing anyone to use free software.

-- 
João Inácio
http://www.jcinacio.com