Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

[Alessia <alemim gmail com>]

Alexandre Prokoudine ha scritto:
> Paul,
>
> As for "closing doors to the masses", here is an example. I'm in the
> process of interviewing a free software developer who does software,
> where each release is downloaded like 400 times. Around the globe. And
> there are, like, 2 releases a year.
>
> Yet the guy has his own little grateful community and is more than
> happy to interact with it.
>
> So here is something I'd like you to understand: the point is not
> about trying to make everyone happy. The point is to work for a target
> audience and make the right tool for it, while having lots of fun,
> because you are interacting with people who understand your decisions
> and speak same language as yours.
>
> You can see it as alienation. Well, _I_ see it as a chance for other
> developers to create new / improve existing editors that would appeal
> to a wider audience that didn't agree with the direction we've chosen.
>
> Alexandre Prokoudine
> http://libregraphicsworld.org
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Sorry if I jump in the discussion so out of nowhere ( I'm currently 
reading it because I use Gimp even if I'm not a professional).
I can understand your ( I mean your and developers') reasons, even if in 
the case of GIMP and other software I don't totally agree. But reading 
it I'm realizing that maybe I've lost an important piece of information: 
Does the target GIMP are really just Professionals ( photographers , or 
image editors)?

I'm really asking because I'm not pro and I don't want to became but 
I'm, say, an amateur that us, for now, GImp in quite basic way ( or 
better in a purpose oriented way) and this thing of the exporting 
behavior is quite annoying ( to me) especially because there no choice 
to change it, but might be not the only problem.

Well
anyway best regards
Alessia