People downvote when they disagree - plain and simple. If you're suggesting GIMP and Inkscape to someone coming from a pro-level career/background it shows com

People downvote when they disagree - plain and simple. If you're suggesting GIMP and Inkscape to someone coming from a pro-level career/background it shows complete ignorance on the topic. Lots of the time I see this sort of brazen opensource can replace anything/everything attitude - it's simply not true + very idealist. It's likely a ton of pros who use graphics software are coming through and expressing similar thoughts through the downvote button... which in some ways is a "don't take this seriously" button. Anywho - I agree that the parent comment shouldn't be downvoted, it's a legitimate question to ask if you have no experience in graphics.