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Inkscape 0.42: The Ultimate Answer

Posted by timothy on from the holy-maloney-that's-getting-slick dept.

bulia byak writes "After several months of frantic work by the evergrowing developer community, the aptly numbered Inkscape 0.42 is out. The amount of new features in this version is astounding. Quoting from the (gigantic!) Release Notes, "while some of the new features simply fill long-standing functionality gaps, others are truly revolutionary". Check out the screenshots and grab your package for Linux, Windows, or OSX." The screenshots are pretty mind-blowing; this isn't a 1.0 release, but I think you'll agree it's worth checking out.

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  1. Nothing to see here? by weilawei · · Score: 0, Troll

    What was up with that?

  2. OSS Threats by null+etc. · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good thing Bill Gates doesn't run Adobe... Otherwise he'd be releasing a press statement proclaiming how dangerous open software is.

  3. Re:I was wondering what SVG was by -kertrats- · · Score: 1, Troll

    For those with a medium to realistic budget, Paintshop Pro has been THE solution for years.

    Translation: I'm on dialup and/or can't find a decent torrent.

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  4. When Does AdobeMedia Sue Them? by mpapet · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously.

    They can't let this kind of thing go on for too long. They sued Macromedia and countless other competitors when they started to look viable.

    Creative types might discover there are legitimate alternatives to their pirate>upgrade monopoly. They can't let that happen.

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  5. Re:If even I can use it effectively... by chris_eineke · · Score: 0, Troll

    Did you just post screenshots of you using a OSS application on Slashdot?

    You sick, sick freak.

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  6. Inkwhat? by Salamander · · Score: 0, Troll

    Would it be too ****ing hard for the editors who promote stories to the front page to at least ensure that it contains some mention of what the latest stupidly-named OSS project actually does? The whole point of advertising - what such stories really are - is to reach the not-already-converted, and that just doesn't work too well if the audience does not in fact know they're your audience.

    Yes, I know the answer to my rhetorical question. Any semblance of usefulness is too hard for some people.

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  7. Would it have killed you to say... by windowpain · · Score: 0, Troll

    The amount of new features in this version of the open source scalable vector graphics editor is astounding.

    Even on /. not everyone is going to know offhand what Inkscape is.

    And excuse my ignorance but what's so "apt" about version number 0.42?

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