Re: [Gimp-developer] new color system with 5101 shades ready for Gimp

[Tobias Oelgarte <tobias oelgarte googlemail com>]

Am 04.12.2011 19:41, schrieb gespertino gmail com:
> Update:
> Gabriel replied in a private mail stating that sRGB and CMYK swatches
> have no relationship between each other, and that license is CC
> (BY-ND-NC).
> I just got the e-mail after sending my previous reply.
>
> Regarding the missing sRGB/CMYK relationship, I can't see there's a
> "system" here. And that backs my theory about the swatches being
> created by cherry-picking device-dependent colors.
> I can't see why this "system" should be better than any other palette.
>
> Regarding the license, it's the most restrictive CC and it's certainly
> not free-software compatible. I'm not an expert here and I don't know
> how palettes relate to the host application, but I guess there is a
> problem with that too. At least to distribute it as part of GIMP or
> any other free software package.
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CC-BY-ND-NC would also be incompatible with free Software, since it 
should be able to be refined (changed) and even used for commercial 
purposes.

I must also question the sense behind this "systems". The colors that i 
used in successful projects aren't even present inside this pallets. I 
really have to question their use cases. Some pallets make sense to me, 
others aren't usable at all. This one? I can't really imagine to use it 
for any purpose, since the natural colors i repeatedly use aren't present.