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I tried this and got exact same results in Budapest many years ago.
I am literally laughing imagining the Hungarian reaction to this. (Wife is Hungarian, and I lived in Bp for a few years.)
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Check out this page for a start on Chrome device licenses: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2717664?hl=en You can see an educational portal listing the cost of the management license at $30 here, which isn't really a complete picture, but demonstrates that we aren't talking about something they give schools for free: https://edu.google.com/products/devices/ Note that this is kinda of well-hidden, but that l…
> You can see an educational portal listing the cost of the management license at $30 here, which isn't really a complete picture, but demonstrates that we aren't talking about something they give schools for free You need to show that those licenses were not included in the gift. And let's just assume that they're not that stupid. > Note that this is kinda of well-hidden, but that last link cites the "total cost of…
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GIMP does not even have a circle tool, and I don't think working around pointless limitations like that counts as "learning the interface." The commenter above you used the software for 15+ years and specifically cited that lack of feature parity is the only criticism keeping them on CC. I have used both as well and do not follow your opinion about Photoshop, maybe because I never used those old school design tools.…
I like how you use more words to explaining (what you think) I think than I spent writing the original opinions. I don't have strong criticisms against either... Photoshop did take a while to learn -- I remember struggling to complete tasks when I first started with it because my frame of reference was Paint Shop Pro -- and GIMP also takes a while to learn. Why do you feel so strongly against 'learning the interface'…
Photoshop license costs $348 a year. If 1000 people get together and put $400 each, you'll get $400000. That money could be used to leverage a Gimp to be more Photoshop-users friendly. Then you don't have to keep with the subscription model. You have a great piece of open source software available for everyone to use as long as they want. You can do another round to get more features added. This solves the issue that…
$400k pays for 3 people.. maybe a couple of more if you hire from a cheaper country. If all GIMP needed was a few more developers to be competitive against PS, that would have happened by now. You're seriously underestimating the amount of work GIMP needs to do.. and/or the amount of work that already goes into GIMP.
Yes, but it is three full time people. Don't underestimate the difference being able to focus on a codebase for an extended period makes...
Also, knowing that you will be able to continue that focus carries it's own benefit.
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My question is, what is preventing GIMP from tapping into their existing userbase? I get they are FOSS. But, they could still add in their GUI options that don't exist; then prompt donations that would go towards the features development. For example, Image > Rotate, triggers a pop-up, "Sorry, Rotating image is not currently a feature but with your support we'd love to add it to GIMP! We expect it will cost $10,000 a…
I can't quite tell if you're serious, but I don't think users would like that sort of bait and switch tactic. It would make GIMP feel like shareware that tries to trick you into paying money.
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Yeah, that one isn't a programming task at all. It's a business problem, and not one that's likely to be solved anytime soon.
Yup, kinda like the massive undertaking Steve Jobs did to make iTunes a reality (getting the content from competing Music Corps.). An 'iNews' seems as much of a Herculean job of convincing competing news outlet to lay out their content piecemeal alongside their competitors content... tough sell! But I do like the idea and would also gladly pay for it!
https://play.google.com/store/newsstand and https://newsstand.google.com/
Photoshop license costs $348 a year. If 1000 people get together and put $400 each, you'll get $400000. That money could be used to leverage a Gimp to be more Photoshop-users friendly. Then you don't have to keep with the subscription model. You have a great piece of open source software available for everyone to use as long as they want. You can do another round to get more features added. This solves the issue that…
One thing that would be really nice would be some kind of discussion thread for each topic. What does the customer really need? If there are ten interested customers, do they want the same thing? Which alternatives were considered? Which tradeoffs would be acceptable?
Also, IMHO, it would be cool if the site could handle the mundane details of hosting and billing. But I guess that there are probably other sites that do that kind of thing already?
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The trick to those is to take the thing and then not feel obligated to do anything whatsoever.
That's good in theory, but in practice the con men will ask for what they gave back and might get violent if you refuse. I'd give up on ten dollars if it means not having to fight/argue this way on the street.
Photoshop license costs $348 a year. If 1000 people get together and put $400 each, you'll get $400000. That money could be used to leverage a Gimp to be more Photoshop-users friendly. Then you don't have to keep with the subscription model. You have a great piece of open source software available for everyone to use as long as they want. You can do another round to get more features added. This solves the issue that…