Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp 2.8 : my opinion

[Michael Natterer <mitch gimp org>]

On Sat, 2012-09-08 at 00:25 +0200, Alexandre Ravaux wrote:
> *BEFRORE READING, EXCUSE THE SEVERAL MISTAKES YOU MAY READ IN THIS MESSAGE.
> I'M FRENCH (I KONOW IT IS NOT A GREAT EXCUSE BUT I DO NOT FIND ANYTHING
> ELSE...)*
> 
> Hello,
> I am a french young Gimp user (since 2.0 version) and I wish to tell my
> opinion about the latest version (2.8). In fact, I did not know to whom I
> have to send this message.I suppose you'll tell me where's the exit door,
> or, at worst, to whom I have to write.
> 
> I congratulate you for the hard work you do. All these improvements:
> improved layers manager (with folders...), awesome text editor... But (yes
> there is always a "but" in this kind of message) I do not appreciate the
> deliberate choice that you made to save the file within the xcf format and
> to export for the other formats. It is even contrary to the freedoms of the
> user I think. Don't feel aggressed, but one of the priorities of GNU, if I
> understand Stallman's philosophy, it is the user's freedom (short reminder
> : GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program). Stallman's philosophy or not, I
> think it is important to let people choose the format of the picture when
> they're saving their file.
> 
> I know there is little chance that you return to the saving mode into any
> format.(I hope I contributed by exposing my opinion to the improvement of
> GIMP).

Thanks Alexandre for being friendly and not right away bitching
like many others :)

However, we did this change for a reason:

http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/Save_%2B_export_specification

It's really only about getting used to a new keyboard
shortcut when exporting.

Regards,
--mitch