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Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop
Date 2025-01-09 00:56 +0000
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On Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:43:15 +0000, Farley Flud wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 16:11:00 -0600, Physfitfreak wrote:
> 
> 
>> Linux, by now, should've been and become "really appropriate" for the
>> unwashed masses.
>>
>>
> Nope.  GNU/Linux is not a single organized entity.  It is a disjoint
> collection of volunteer activity that remarkably, due to its Unix
> foundation, holds together quite well.
> 
> However, the ongoing problem is the reluctance of hardware manufacturers
> either to supply GNU/Linux drivers or to provide open specs for
> volunteer developers.  For this reluctance, GNU/Linux cannot be blamed.
> 
> The GNU/Linux user must always be willing to do the preliminary
> compatibility research or else he may be unsatisfied.
> 
> GNU/Linux never was intended for the unwashed masses and never will be
> for the unwashed masses.  Success in this area would actually mean the
> destruction of GNU/Linux as a superior OS.


Did you make some sort of New Years resolution about posting well-stated 
observations rather than the usual insults? Please keep up the good work. 

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Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-04 11:56 +0000
  Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-05 10:53 -0500
    Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-05 15:51 -0500
      Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-05 22:10 +0000
        Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-05 20:00 -0500
          Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-01-06 10:57 +0000
            Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-06 06:42 -0500
              Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-06 13:54 -0500
        Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-06 13:47 -0500
      Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-06 01:24 +0000
        Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-06 15:12 -0500
          Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-06 20:18 +0000
            Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-06 15:59 -0500
              Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-06 22:33 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-06 19:49 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-07 02:05 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-01-07 11:10 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-07 17:34 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-08 10:57 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 14:48 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 15:54 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 16:18 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-08 21:31 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 16:39 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 16:11 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-08 22:43 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 17:04 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 17:09 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 00:10 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-09 00:56 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 20:36 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-09 23:47 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-10 08:43 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-10 11:18 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 00:53 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-11 11:12 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 20:05 -0500

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