Re: [Gimp-developer] GIMP release: 2.8.10 request, OS X

[scl <scl gplus gmail com>]

Hi Simone,

nice to read from you! It has been quite a long time we had
mail contact.

On 26.11.2013 at 8:32 PM Simone Karin Lehmann wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> Am 24.11.2013 um 10:59 schrieb scl <scl gplus gmail com>:
>
> > Can you guys and girls please find a way to work together?
>
> well, long story, at least from my point of view. I’ll try
> the short version. (the first version of this post was
> way longer .-) )
> Years ago, there was no GIMP for the mac besides MacPorts
> or Fink. [...]
> But differences came. Mainly about on what to focus the efforts.
> Plugins vs. stock GIMP, specialized development environment vs.
> generic environment (MacPorts / jhbuild), specialized patches vs.
> generic ones. And from what I see now in various projects and
> sources: NSObject classes vs. CoreFoundation.
> I' focusing on plugins, specialized environment,
> specialized patches and NSObject classes.

Yes, I read about that sad story.
I don't know every detail of our OS X builds, but I think a solution
could be negotiated. At least working together could ease our all
work on both sides.

> > What makes it so hard to speak to another at the mailing list or IRC
>
> mainly that I have only very limited time and, that I don’t like IRC and, well, my bad english.

I understand. At least the first is IMO a common problem in almost
every free-time voluntary commitment. Welcome to the club.
Don't worry about bad English: nobody's perfect and as yet
we're understanding each other. In case of serious language trouble
I'm offering help in translation.

> > and unite your forces? Come on, we don't bite ;-)
>
> Neither I do.
> So I’ll give it a try.

That's a nice start!
You're welcome and can reach us per mail, mailing list or in
#gimp at irc.gimp.org or - if you like - at next years [Libre Graphics 
Meeting] in Leipzig/Germany.


Greetings,

Sven

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