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- FOSS don't have great track record for this kind of challenge (gimp has never replaced photoshop nor LibreOffice MSO) That's like saying Linux doesn't have a
by njharman 10y ago
- FOSS don't have great track record for this kind of challenge (gimp has never replaced photoshop nor LibreOffice MSO)
That's like saying Linux doesn't have a great track record cause it hasn't replaced MS Windows. To be successful, they don't have to replace, just service a different niche / enable new or additional uses (e.g. I don't have $$$, I need better support&customization)
Gimp was used for a few movies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinePaint https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinePaint
- sametmax 10y agoLinux is an exception in the non programming professional world. Accounting, project management, book edition, magazine layout, architecture, 3D object design... They are all eaten by proprietary software. A few successful examples of usage of X (like Gimp) in the industry doesn't make it remotely in the same league as proprietary star Y (like Photoshop). Don't try to create a reality out of the thing we all wish were true. FOSS is not winning those battles yet.