On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 6:13 PM, wwp wrote: > I'm afraid it's not really a client/server relation and IMO you're a > bit wrong with that assertion. It's more a server/user, and the service > is free. The user in that case is free to use or not, there's no > commercial contract between the user and the server/service. I don't > think there's even a moral obligation for the server to accept any kind > of criticism or request. You would contribute with sponsoring and > donations, I would be the same. After that, it depends on people, both > on server and user bases. According to the project team, it's often > very different. And user requests are always taken into account > differently, but this also depends on the user himself and the way he > submit requests or feedback. Of course my words are mine (I'm a both a > user and developer free and open-source software), I'm not talking in > the name of the Gimp team. Simply put, we have a primary goal: making GIMP a great tool for advanced users and professionals. If we can make it better for users who have simple requirements, then it's a nice coincidence (which already is a case). But we shall not reverse the strategy back towards folks who are happy with a handful of filters and 8bpc, come hell or high water. Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
