Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net) [LWN.net]

Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

Posted Feb 23, 2008 23:30 UTC (Sat) by jordanb (subscriber, #45668)
Parent article: Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

Regardless of if Google's doing Adobe's dirty work for them (essentially porting Photoshop
from below with WINE) is good strategic short-term move to encourage Linux adoption, I think
we can all agree that the only long term solution to this whole mess is to get GIMP to be
comparable to Photoshop? 

And to demonstrate good faith, perhaps it wouldn't be unreasonable for Google to invest ten
dollars in GIMP development for every dollar they put in this project?

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Google funds Photoshop-on-Linux work (C|Net)

Posted Feb 24, 2008 19:27 UTC (Sun) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

It is not so easy. From perusing the GIMP dev list I get the impression that the current devs have a tight grip over it, and don't want outside forces to change it too much. There are certain things that everyone wants (16/32 bits per channel, a one-window interface) but they are not given priority because the devs don't like them. And it is a pity because it is a very capable program. A fork would probably be necessary to incorporate radical changes, but Google does not seem to be the right entity for the job.