The p-Code Machine

I read Fedora 12 has already stopped shipping GIMP in their default installation, and Ubuntu is about the follow suit. Considering I’m a hobby photographer you might think I’d be opposed to this move, but I’m not. The rationale for this move is very valid indeed. F-Spot has become a quite capable piece of software, these days it does just about everything most users want: crop, adjust saturation, adjust contrast and remove red-eye. For most “normal” people GIMP is quite scary, luckily shows like Meet The GIMP ease this problem considerably.

Having said that, I am still slightly sad about this, GIMP is one of those iconic open source applications that have been around for more than a decade. Luckily we’re not saying farewell, just until we visit next time.