The GIMP

A few days ago I defended The GIMP in this or /prog from someone who had said it was a joke or something like that, as I had tried it just for a minute and had a look at what it could do.

Today I had to edit a couple very simple images for a "web sight": a paletized image, and a JPEG which needed to be expanded and filled with something different, and here at work I didn't have Paint Shop Pro at hand, so I had to use The GIMP.

I must say sorry Mr. Anonymous. You were right, The GIMP is indeed a joke.

Interface...total failure
Tools design...total failure
Layers design...total failure
Color conversion...total failure
Image information...total failure
Stability...total failure

Total failure :(

>>12
MS copied concepts and ideas without making a total facsimile of an existing user interface, and also have expensive lawyers of their own. A single programmer taking a free, open source paint program and making it look and act as much like the (expensive) flagship product of a major corporation as possible could very easily find himself on the receiving end of some sternly-worded cease and desist orders.