Discussion: GIMP in the default seed

[Bruno Benitez]

the problem with pinta[1] is that it runs on Mono, if it wherent for that i
would imagine we would not be having this discussion as its perfect for
what we need.


[1] http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/pinta

2015-01-29 10:34 GMT-03:00 Peter Rauhut <dabeor at gmail.com>:

> Pinta would be a great option to replace GIMP as a default editor. It's
> quick to respond and simple to pick up for basic editing. The biggest issue
> I can see is that it isn't being maintained regularly, the latest release
> was May of last year.
>
>
> On 1/29/2015 7:25 AM, A Blesius wrote:
>
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>> What about Pinta[1]? It's lightweight, offers basic and advanced
>> editing options, and is much more comprehensible than GIMP.
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> [1] https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/pinta/
>>
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>> Am 29.01.2015 um 02:50 schrieb Erik OShea:
>>
>>> There is also a portable version you can run on a external hard
>>> drive. windows takes a bit longer deepening if you have ssd or
>>> hdd.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Erik OShea <erikoshea94 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Gimp is really not that bad it is a bit heavy. i use it all the
>>>> time on xubuntu 14.10 on my desktop and ubuntu mate 14.10  on my
>>>> external hard drive. its definitely not for the beginner user.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Pasi Lallinaho
>>>> <pasi at shimmerproject.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Since we are discussing about other choices in the default seed
>>>>> already, it feels like the perfect time to bring yet another
>>>>> discussion to the table:
>>>>>
>>>>> Do we want to keep shipping GIMP?
>>>>>
>>>>> For some background, the team has discussed the issue [1] and
>>>>> gone through various simpler alternatives [2] for GIMP a few
>>>>> times* in the past, but no suitable candidate was found.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do we think there is a suitable, light and easy-to-use
>>>>> alternative for GIMP now? Should we simply drop GIMP altogether
>>>>> and not replace it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Discuss.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers, Pasi
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]
>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/2011-July/007864.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Roadmap/Specifications/Oneiric/
>>
>>> DefaultImageEditor * Most of this isn't archived in an
>>>>> easy-to-access way
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Pasi Lallinaho (knome)                »
>>>>> http://open.knome.fi/ Leader of Shimmer Project             »
>>>>> http://shimmerproject.org/ Ubuntu member, Xubuntu Website Lead
>>>>> » http://xubuntu.org/
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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