Why GIMP is Inadequate

“Famous or Infamous?

“GIMP is perhaps one of the most well known imaging apps
available in Libre software. Its virtues are endorsed by many in
the Libre software community. In a practical sense however, within
North American art and design circles, its uptake is effectively
zero.

“There are reasons behind this, although any attempts to tackle
the issues have a tendency to erupt into nothing more than
hyperbole and animosity, leaving behind the core issues at
hand.

“This is an attempt to outline three key reasons why some
graphic artists and designers perceive GIMP as inadequate when it
comes to its suitability in their imaging pipelines[1].”

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