> I don't get why it's this hard for open source projects to realize that (the only notable exception I know is Firefox, which I love). Firefox has a lot more

> I don't get why it's this hard for open source projects to realize that (the only notable exception I know is Firefox, which I love). Firefox has a lot more commercial support than something like Gimp, which is supported primarily through contributions in various forms. What this means is that it's harder to turn down contributions and harder to implement the kind of process that'd be required for a more coherent UI. As simple as it might seem at first, it really is a whole 'nother ball game.