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> giving people what they want: a Photoshop clone If that was really what people wanted, wouldn’t there be a successful fork by now?

• ksclarke 3y ago
  Because people (i.e., users) aren't the same thing as developers. Most people just want to use a tool, rather than develop it.
  • teddyh 3y ago
    Developers are most often also users. This is especially true for free software.
    • ksclarke 3y ago
      Yes, but they're the smaller of the two groups.
• Andrex 3y ago
  There have been a lot of forks. Cinepaint, Gimpshop and Glimpse (RIP) come to mind. Unfortunately the reality is if people can barely pay attention and contribute to Gimp, what chance do any forks have? Gimp moves slowly but they do listen to their users. Lack of funding is more responsible for any complaints people have with Gimp, not some assumed "anti-Photoshop" idealism.