Hi,

On 06.11.18 09:11, johannes hanika wrote:

> with an open SDK there is the problem of backward compatibility. how
> would you deal with that? don't offer support? what if the plugin
> author disappears and the code rots? you'd be making old history
> stacks useless. i like how we are committed to keeping old image edits
> alive.

this is literally my number one reason for using darktable. If I wanted
to live in a world where I can only open old pictures if I manage a host
of maybe outdated external plugins of dubious quality, I would use
Lightroom.

Just remember what happened to the Nik Plugins. First they were
maintained by a company, then Google bought them, distributed them for
free and ceased development. It's just sheer luck that DxO bought them
from Google and maintains them again. Also you can't be sure that you
will be able to run an older Lightroom version in a VM should the need
arise.

kind regards,
Simon
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