Re: [Gimp-developer] [Gimp-user] GIMP should fork babl and GEGL

[Michael Bauer <fios akerbeltz org>]

Not to mention the extra work created for localizers if they have to 
maintain two forks... it would be like the OpenOffice / LibreOffice mess.

I must admit I understand very little about the technical arguments put 
forth in this debate but from the localizer (and to a certain extent 
end-user) perspective, forking should be a very very very very last 
resort if a project is dead in the water but somehow under someone's 
deathgrip. Most 'normal' end users glaze over when I try to explain the 
difference between OpenO and LibreO... I wouldn't want to have to do 
that with Gimp too.

Michael

05/11/2014 12:00, sgrìobh gimp-developer-list-request gnome org:
> Another advantage to forking babl and GEGL for GIMP is that GIMP's fork
> of babl and GEGL could be GPLed, thus freeing the GIMP devs to add FFTW
> (Fourier transforms,http://www.fftw.org/) and other new functionality
> to GIMP. FFTW is GPLed. At present, GIMP is somewhat hobbled as to what
> GPL code can be used for new editing functions because the babl/GEGL
> code is LGPLed.
>
> With kindest regards,
> Elle Stone

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