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2004-11-21
Gimp 2.2 soon
Gimp 2.2 is about to release soon. Function-wise, it is no doubt one of the best in the FOSS world. Yet it is also the application with an interface that I hate the most.
The problem is usually not because of time, effort, or incapable of designing better interface, but the general arrogance of many people in the FOSS community. "We are genius that know what is best for you, and you idiots are just not smart enough to appreciate." What they never seem to get, which I think is the most important truth in computer science, is that all people are idiots. We all are. No offense, but FOSS should be of the idiots, by the idiots, and for the idiots. Software should be designed for people's convenience, not the other way round.
I have to be very grateful that I have no artistic talent and don't really have to tolerate Gimp.
The problem is usually not because of time, effort, or incapable of designing better interface, but the general arrogance of many people in the FOSS community. "We are genius that know what is best for you, and you idiots are just not smart enough to appreciate." What they never seem to get, which I think is the most important truth in computer science, is that all people are idiots. We all are. No offense, but FOSS should be of the idiots, by the idiots, and for the idiots. Software should be designed for people's convenience, not the other way round.
I have to be very grateful that I have no artistic talent and don't really have to tolerate Gimp.
