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Congratulations to the team on the release. I was reflecting on the Open Source UI debate recently because I was helping a family member do some document layou
by UglyToad 7y ago
Congratulations to the team on the release.
I was reflecting on the Open Source UI debate recently because I was helping a family member do some document layout stuff in Scribus. Certainly these tools can have a daunting UI but the existence of these free alternatives (Blender, GIMP, Scribus, Inkscape, etc) is so important, especially as the existing tools in these ecosystems move towards an even more unaffordable subscription pricing model.
The ability for people without access to either pirated copies or student subscriptions to start playing around with, for example, Blender as a way to get started in 3D modelling, is a huge benefit to the world.
And it was ultimately easier to do what we needed in Scribus than in Word so I think there's an extent to which we have Stockholm syndrome for existing UI.