Discussion: GIMP in the default seed

[Peter Rauhut]

It doesn't appear like there is much of a choice. Even though GiMP isn't 
really a good option either, there doesn't seem to be any reason to 
change, if the options we have aren't any better.

On 1/29/2015 12:06 PM, David Bermúdez Guiot wrote:
> I have an idea, why dont we keep GiMP as editor and gThumb as viewer, 
> I said it before, GiMP is pretty solid to run on the go while you use 
> it live. On the other hand you can include other editors "as 
> available" to show on-the-installation-screen.
>
> 2015-01-29 12:00 GMT-06:00 Bruno Benitez <gridcube at gmail.com 
> <mailto:gridcube at gmail.com>>:
>
>     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
>     <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>                     <mailto: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
>
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