• Captain Aggravated
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    524 days ago

    I refer to that “the devs like it shitty” thing you get out of moderately old FOSS software “GIMP syndrome” because GIMP has it the loudest. A legitimately capable piece of software that you’re an idiot for using because good UX is considered a bug by the developers. Best to just let it die in obscurity and create something new from scratch than attempt to fork it.

    • @[email protected]
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      324 days ago

      Problem is that if you’re looking for FOSS software outside of the absolute most mainstream use cases, that type of software is the only available option. GIMP and Inkscape have been mentioned but throw FreeCAD into the ring as well. Shotcut and Kdenlive are passable, but don’t quite measure up to the commercial alternatives.

      My particular hobby horse is CFD code. OpenFOAM is fantastic from a technical standpoint, but until recently, to actually use it you either had to buy a commercial front-end, or literally write C++ header files to set up your cases. There’s a heroic Korean developer who’s put together a basic but very functional front-end GUI in the last year to change that, but it only covers relatively straightforward cases at the moment.

      • Captain Aggravated
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        124 days ago

        I don’t think Inkscape has GIMP syndrome; it’s my understanding that Inkscape is just missing some features that make it a non-starter rather than a deliberately shit UI.

        FreeCAD has GIMP syndrome which hopefully will soon be remedied.