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Re:Gimp 2.10.12 by yellowapple on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:41PM (#20177972)
> "It doesn't matter that the product doesn't actually work, what's really turning off users is that it isn't pretty enough!"

This is unfortunately a very real phenomenon. You're telling me you've never worked with/for a company that went gung-ho on some half-baked pile of junk of a system because some sales guy wowed the execs with some flashy "whitepapers" and pretty demos? If not, then you're luckier than I've been, that's for sure.

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Re:Gimp 2.10.12 by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday June 13, 2019 @08:22PM (#20179698)
Sure, and when it is deployed and everyone hates it they keep using it because no on wants to admit they built a pile of junk based on pretty pictures.

But that's not how it works with open source, because I can simply choose not to use your garbage. Do you see the difference?

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