Re:Gimp project gets $68.34 monthly
by Lievelingsduif on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:06AM
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Blender already has a solid and enthousiastic user base before the 2.7 UI update.
Blender was also the forerunner in having a kickstarter-like scheme to raise enough money to make it opensource.
There's an interesting interview between Ton Roosendaal and Blender Guru about the history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEWOTZnFeg
The Blender guys were also a lot less hostile towards people trying to make improvements to stuff like UX.
One of the things that GIMP also desperately needs is a name change, while Blender is an odd choice it at least doesn't conjur up sexual images.
Re:Gimp project gets $68.34 monthly
by heavyset_go on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @02:51PM
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> One of the things that GIMP also desperately needs is a name change, while Blender is an odd choice it at least doesn't conjur up sexual images.
It's unfortunate that their funding situation is so dire. It's a project that could use a cash injection like Blender got. Blender went from having a terrible UI to winning awards.