[Design-team] Hands-on: new single-window mode makes GIMP less gimpy

[William Jon McCann]

Hey dudes,

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 11:41:20AM -0500, Máirín Duffy wrote:
>> On Fri, 2010-02-05 at 10:28 +0100, Valent Turkovic wrote:
>> > http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2010/02/hands-on-new-single-window-mode-makes-gimp-less-gimpy.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
>> >
>> > Can't wait to get my hands on single-windows GIMP!
>>
>> I want that so bad!
>>
>> I do think the example photo in the screenshots is in poor taste,
>> though. :)
>
> I guess it would depend on whether people in the picture worked on the
> new single window mode of GIMP.  If so, good on them!  If not, shame
> on the editors for creating that impression.

I'm assuming we're talking about the Ubuntu group shots.

I don't think there is a conspiracy.  Probably more like this:
Ryan Paul (segphault) wrote the review.  He also works on Gwibber.
Gwibber is hosted in launchpad.  He likely been to a number of UDSs.
This photo is probably from one of those.  Gwibber seems to be a key
feature of the upcoming Lucid release.  He's probably also a big
Ubuntu fan - like most geeks.

We should try not to be haters because Ubuntu is doing so well.  They
are really focusing as a project - that is commendable.  And something
that so far Fedora has failed to do - actually *refused* to do.

We should also probably consider debranding Fedora hosted so it isn't
as distasteful to people looking for a sourceforge alternative.

This is all well within reach folks.  Just have to make the right choices.  :)

Jon