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But the Internet has existed for over 20 years. Wouldn’t it be better to encourage the use of open source where a community can develop and the app will get muc
by melling 8y ago
But the Internet has existed for over 20 years. Wouldn’t it be better to encourage the use of open source where a community can develop and the app will get much better?
Krita, for example, seems popular:
https://krita.org/en/ https://krita.org/en/
- zamalek 8y agoKrita is a simulated canvas and doesn't cover the tiny scope that Paint does. It has the same problem as Paint 3D: too complex.
- melling 8y agoMy point is that including "barely good enough" by default hinders the development of other open source apps for the platform. I know nothing about Krita other than its existence. I imagine there are other options.
- zamalek 8y agoPaint.NET is probably the best option, but Microsoft would probably have to fork it as the UI has novelties (floating panels and so forth, which non-technical users might struggle with). The hard thing about Paint is that it fills a similar niche to Notepad or Nano. > hinders the development of other open source apps for the platform. Filling the same niche as Paint is hardly improving the world. As soon as your Paint clone does anything innovative it fails to fall inside the constraints of Paint. As a simpler example, any Notepad clone that added, say, tabs would instantly fail to be a Notepad replacement. I'd seriously question how much value OSS competition (consisting of a native textbox and menu bar) is adding to the world. Edit: Just because OSS can compete doesn't mean it should.