Re: Nobody does it better [was Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails]

2005-05-12 Thread Alan Horkan
On Wed, 11 May 2005, David Marrs wrote: > Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 19:52:46 +0100 > From: David Marrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: Nobody does it better [was Re: [Gimp-user] when even free > advertising fails] > > Ala

Re: Nobody does it better [was Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails]

2005-05-11 Thread David Marrs
Alan Horkan wrote: ...GNU Image Manipulation Program... Ah, so I'm not the only one who writes "Cinepaint" on his CV. :) Forget that group layer effect nonsense, the biggest advantage Photoshop has over GIMP is that its name doesn't conjure images of a leather man kept on a leesh with his mouth

RE: Nobody does it better [was Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails]

2005-05-11 Thread Kalle Ounapuu
> I would very sincerely be interested to know other things you > can do with > the GNU Image manipulation program that cannot be done with other > software, particuarly things that cannot be done in Adobe Photoshop. > > No need to go into the obvious well known issues of price, and Free > Softw

Nobody does it better [was Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails]

2005-05-10 Thread Alan Horkan
[please trim the subject line in your responses] On Sun, 8 May 2005, Tom Williams wrote: > Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 08:12:15 -0700 > From: Tom Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: gimp user > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails > > Kalle Ounapuu wr

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-09 Thread delriaan
uot;immediate" help. I know I tend to do the same from time to time but I try to search the mailing list archives before posting a question to see if it has already been discussed. Peace... Tom -Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sven N

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-09 Thread Tom Williams
archives before posting a question to see if it has already been discussed. Peace... Tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sven Neumann Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 2:49 PM To: Gezim Hoxha Cc: gimp user Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] when even free

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, "Kalle Ounapuu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The bug-tracker serves it's purpose, but you can't expect everyone > to be reading it over before making any comment about GIMP. Maybe > there are GIMP users who would love everyone to drop Photoshop (or > whatever) and use GIMP. If so, they will

RE: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-06 Thread Kalle Ounapuu
Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails Hi, Gezim Hoxha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 07:04 -0700, Carol Spears wrote: > >> a forum where they can constantly bombard and belittle TheGIMP and are >> free to do so and the best they can pull out

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-06 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Gezim Hoxha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 07:04 -0700, Carol Spears wrote: > >> a forum where they can constantly bombard and belittle TheGIMP and are >> free to do so and the best they can pull out of their over-extended >> reasoning is this layers effect stuff. > > I'm

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-06 Thread David Marrs
Eric P wrote: David Marrs wrote: I *am* very grateful for the GIMP and think it says much for the spirit of free software. I also think it has some way to go before it becomes a mature product, Huh... the Gimp is not "mature"? Thank you for sharing that. I honestly didn't know! Shit... and

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-05 Thread Gezim Hoxha
On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 07:04 -0700, Carol Spears wrote: > a forum where they can constantly bombard and belittle TheGIMP and are > free to do so and the best they can pull out of their over-extended > reasoning is this layers effect stuff. I'm not sure who "they" are, but if you're referring to pe

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-05 Thread Eric P
David Marrs wrote: I *am* very grateful for the GIMP and think it says much for the spirit of free software. I also think it has some way to go before it becomes a mature product, Huh... the Gimp is not "mature"? Thank you for sharing that. I honestly didn't know! Shit... and while I'm at i

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-05 Thread David Marrs
David Marrs wrote: Sometimes the GIMP helps me, sometimes it hinders me. That's how it is. Not being a programmer, there's not much I can do directly to change it. And since you'd rather I bite my lip about it, it's unlikely that anybody else will do anything about it either. Actually, that wa

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-05 Thread cappellano
At least, most users makes resonable complains. Sometimes I get pissed off when I´m talking with friends at IRC and they tell me that gimp sucks and it´s nerd thing. This is something negative. But, when you say that something in the interface annoys you, or you don´t like how gimp deals with cmyk,

Re: [Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-05 Thread David Marrs
Carol Spears wrote: for how many years now does Photoshop(TM) get free advertising on this mail list and the only thing that have to fill the free time with is that layers effect thing? a forum where they can constantly bombard and belittle TheGIMP and are free to do so and the best they can pull o

[Gimp-user] when even free advertising fails

2005-05-05 Thread Carol Spears
for how many years now does Photoshop(TM) get free advertising on this mail list and the only thing that have to fill the free time with is that layers effect thing? a forum where they can constantly bombard and belittle TheGIMP and are free to do so and the best they can pull out of their over-ex