Comments on: GIMP to be removed from Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

By: Chinmoy Kanjilal

Chinmoy Kanjilal — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:49:18 +0000

awesome mockups @Bugsbane. I would like to know more on your work.

By: Allan

Allan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:36:29 +0000

@Bugsbane:
Exactly what's needed – great idea!

Point being the very easy to understand-approach of having these categories, rather than a quadrillion choices to confuse most non-techies.

Of course access to all available software should still be there, but this as a "first screen" would be so nice.

Cheers!

By: Bugsbane

Bugsbane — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:03:44 +0000

Most people opposing removing the Gimp, mainly do so because they want to make sure people who *would* use it will still find it quickly. One solution to this, which would also help people find all the other awesome software we have to offer, is going beyond just having recommended options in the package manager, but introducing people to them when they first open the desktop. I did these working html mockups in the Web Browser Widget on Kubuntu, but the same idea would apply equally to Ubuntu. This is almost completely implemented already just in the mockup and could just use apt-url. It also introduces people to more excellent software based on their interests, which we need to do anyway, and lets us free space on the disk at the same time. Win-win-win. :) Mockups: What categories are available? http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5836/suggestca... After clicking on one category: http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/6502/suggestre...

By: Discrediting by Distorting Boycott Novell’s Message | Boycott Novell

Discrediting by Distorting Boycott Novell’s Message | Boycott Novell — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:11:09 +0000

[...] our concerns about Mono, so they lied about our argument. Instead of focusing on the message that “GIMP [is] to be removed from Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx” (yes, nearly everyone describes it as a removal), one of the hecklers lied by saying that Novell [...]

By: saulgoode

saulgoode — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:16:57 +0000

GIMP does not take up a huge amount of disk space. The Ubuntu build system is defective and miscalculates the amount of space that an installed package requires.

By: mohan

mohan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:05:31 +0000

This is a totally foolish decision
Windows also do not bundle office suite … so Ubuntu will also remove OOo ???
Its the complete nature of ubuntu has made it successful. If it decides to strip off the softwares why we should use ubuntu ??? we will be happy with windows
Ubuntu developers must rethink of their decision

By: GIMP ya no vendrÃ¡ en Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx | Espejo Tecnologico

GIMP ya no vendrÃ¡ en Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx | Espejo Tecnologico — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:37:01 +0000

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By: GIMP ya no vendrÃ¡ en Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx | Punto Geek

GIMP ya no vendrÃ¡ en Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx | Punto Geek — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:09:37 +0000

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By: krist0ph3r

krist0ph3r — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:07:45 +0000

"Windows does not bundle a Photoshop like software with itself"

i take offense to this being quoted as a reason. the others may be valid, but this one certainly isn't.