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

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Gary Aitken wrote:

> > If you *ask* the user whether they want to have their data treated as
> > "bonified same as GIMP's sRGB" and then use optimized sRGB-only code,
> > that's one thing. Doing so behind the user's back, without their
> > consent, that's another thing. That is disrespecting the user's
> > control over their RGB data.
>
> This is critical.  If I'm working with a wide-gamut profile, I really
> really really don't want gimp screwing with the rgb data without my
> say so.

Frankly, I'm puzzled. It's been, how many? 8 years? since GIMP asks
users what it should do with a picture that is tagged with a profile
that doesn't match the current RGB working space. Has anyone actually
suggested that this is going to be otherwise? :)

Alex