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Wait, Paint.net is closed source? Weird, I guess I always just assumed it was open. Is there a fork?

• dagw 8y ago
  The last open source release was in 2009, and I recall there being some weirdness with the code being open, but the icons other resources weren't. There where a couple of forks around years ago, but non of them went anywhere.
• rhencke 8y ago
  The author of Paint.NET struggled with the source code being lifted, rebranded and sold for a profit. https://blog.getpaint.net/2007/12/04/freeware-authors-beware-of-%E2%80%9Cbackspaceware%E2%80%9D/ https://blog.getpaint.net/2007/12/04/freeware-authors-beware...
• tracker1 8y ago
  Someone was taking the Paint.Net source, bundling with OSS plugins and replacing all the names/copyright as another piece of software. The person doing so is in another country from the author, so the author decided to close the source. If you're on Linux or Mac, there's a recreation after Paint.Net called Pinta. It's passable on windows and mac, but the linux version has been very buggy for me, it doesn't seem to be well maintained either. Which is a shame. I really do like Paint.net a lot, but as GP mentions, actually getting a novice through the download process is scary to say the least.
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