Re: [Gimp-user] gimp users matter

[Burnie West <west ieee org>]

On 01/04/2014 04:17 AM, Simon Budig wrote:
> qelvin5500 (qelvin5500 gmail com) wrote:
> > *Creating pictures* is a job, developing a software to create these
> > picture is a different job.
> Developing GIMP is a Hobby, not a Job.
>
> Bye,
>          Simon
Whether a job or a hobby, prioritizing effectively is probably *MOST* important.

In this regard, voluminous postings that are distracting and *UNNECESSARY*  is 
*ALWAYS* counterproductive.

Any posting that starts "I understand that the developers are ---" is 
counterproductive.

The notion that the marvelously effective GIMP developers were unaware of the 
discomfort this UI change would produce was gainsaid in earlier postings in this 
and related threads; I would encourage all those who are fans of GIMP and would 
like to have the ever-changing developer group get on with their priorities: 
please back off and let them be. I *WANT* CMYK; I *WANT* high-bit-depth; I 
*WANT* more robust undo history; I *WANT* more intuitive UI; I *WANT* a smoother 
work flow; I *WANT* - - -

I will not mention what my priorities are, but I can understand that the large 
community of users is likely to have a large number of subgroups each of which 
would agree on a profoundly different set of priorities than many of the other 
subgroups.

I am reminded of a comedian's remark some decades ago: "I wish those people who 
can't communicate would SHUT UP ABOUT IT."

 -- Burnie

PS - I apologize for distracting any members of the worldwide GIMP community who 
dislike being bothered by threads like these - please forgive.