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"GIMP's sleeping."
"On second thought, let him sleep. We're not gonna be using him anymore anyway."
You heard Zed and Maynard right. It looks as though Canonical's plans for Lucid Lynx don't include the OSS Photoshop alternative.
Prevailing sentiment seems to be that the GIMP is is considered to be a 'professional' application and not necessary for the average user. OS X and Windows systems don't ship with Photoshop, so Ubuntu doesn't really need to provide that level of functionality out-of-the-box. Basic editing duties will likely be handed off to F-Spot, which also includes album management.
GIMP's interface complexity was also considered a strike against it. Ultimately, Canonical is striving for a default set of apps that are simple and straightforward enough for average users. After all, power users can still head to Synaptic or run apt-get from a terminal window to install anything they need.
[via OMG Ubuntu]
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Subscribe to commentsr3loadedNov 19th 2009 2:10PM
I'd have dropped just because of its terrible name.
r3loadedNov 19th 2009 2:10PM
dropped it*
motangNov 19th 2009 2:12PM
It's not a big deal for me as I use that app very little, and I can easily install with a couple of clicks.
JameseyNov 19th 2009 5:00PM
not a big deal. you can install it in 5 clicks.
Most people don't need it.
MarkyB86Nov 19th 2009 6:54PM
I think ubuntu needs to iron some more wrinkles in 9.10 before they worry at all about 10.4
PaulNov 19th 2009 6:57PM
Can't say I use it, nice to know its there for free.
mbslrmNov 19th 2009 8:09PM
I agree with this decision.
TrevorNov 19th 2009 8:43PM
Good decision on Ubuntu's part. I wouldn't even call GIMP the professional option anymore. Still no 16-bit or CMYK support the last time I checked and the UI is a major pain to work with 3 different windows. After testing Krita I was quite impressed. I prefer Gnome's UI but digiKam and Krita are hands down winners on KDE vs. GIMP and F-Spot on Gnome.