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GIMP Dropped From Ubuntu 10.04

Posted by Soulskill on from the should-have-used-the-fireman's-carry dept.

kai_hiwatari writes "It looks like the Ubuntu developers consider GIMP to be too powerful for a normal desktop user. They are removing it from the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04. Among the reasons cited are that the UI is too complex, it takes up room on the disc, and 'desktop users just want to edit photos and they can do that in F-Spot.''"

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  1. Re:Where does this leave GIMP? by lisaparratt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Chained up in the basement.

  2. Re:name change by thePowerOfGrayskull · · Score: 5, Funny

    dude, finish your sentence! The suspense is killing me!

  3. PFref by muckracer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zed: Bring out the Gimp.
    Maynard: Gimp's not installed.
    Zed: Well, I guess you're gonna have to go apt-get install him now, won't you?

  4. Re:Download size by jgtg32a · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would still be faster to download it, Canonical says delivery takes 5-6 wks

    The Windows GIMP installer is 16MB if that takes 5 hours to download it would mean it takes 9.11 days to download the full 700MB ISO.

    Wow I just realized something if it take 5 hours to download 16MB that is about 7Kb/s. At that rate it take 9.11 days to download 700MB. See the relationship 700, 7, and 9.11.

    It means that GWB knew about 9-11. 9-11 was perfectly executed hence the 7, the 700 club is a conservative organization so that means GWB new. Canonical fits in because Linux is a Communist system and they want to found a NWO.

    PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES