> The "small GUI change" was the GIMP devs pushing a file format absolutely nobody uses in order to attract professional users that aren't going to migrate to G

> The "small GUI change" was the GIMP devs pushing a file format absolutely nobody uses in order to attract professional users that aren't going to migrate to GIMP anyways. We do not push any particular file format. We push a safe workflow. Before 2.8, we got a ton of complaints about saving to JPEG and then not finding layers and other extras upon reopening. Doesn't seem to happen nearly as often with 2.8 and onwards. I wonder why... :) > Meanwhile actual pro features like CMYK support Done in the backend, will eventually be done in UI. > tablet support on Windows/Mac (because porting to GTK3 is less important than mangling the UI) I have no idea what you are talking about. Care to elaborate? > and cryptographically signed binaries (because nothing screams professional product like getting binaries from an unknown developer). DMGs for GIMP are signed since version 2.10.10. What the hell are you talking about? :) > Mangling the save/export workflow was done purely out of spite In a fantasy world maybe.