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Seriously. Even a super generic name like "GPaint" would be a huge improvement. Some parts of the Free Software world are run by programmers and programmers onl
by CydeWeys 7y ago
Seriously. Even a super generic name like "GPaint" would be a huge improvement. Some parts of the Free Software world are run by programmers and programmers only and it shows. It would benefit to listen to a marketing person every once in awhile.
- nhumrich 7y agoTo be fair, it's open source software that makes the maintainers of it $0 of profit. Its closer to a form of art than it is a product. It might just be they don't actually care to gain adoption or "win the market".
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- CydeWeys 7y agoAs someone who's written and released his own Free Software, I have to say, I at least definitely cared about getting users. Most of the fun is in your product actually being used, not just it being out there. I never did anything remotely as important as Gimp, but if someone had come along and offered some simple services like "Let me design a cool logo for your project" I'd have jumped at the chance. I can't imagine Gimp hasn't had similar opportunities.
- godzillabrennus 7y agoIf they want to charge consulting rates or if they want to get a job somewhere maintaining it full time, then adoption matters.
- eitland 7y ago> It would benefit to listen to a marketing person every once in awhile. At the moment I can only remember things getting worse because of marketing people. Same goes for most ux.
- CydeWeys 7y agoGimp is challenged in the UX department as well. Getting a professional onboard would help with that a lot too.