Sent: 2012-02-02 20:47:42 UTC (3 months ago)

From: Nadav Vinik

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Hello

Gimp is a good software but due to its very slow development, It will
be very sad that other free software will achieve it and Gimp become
irrelevant.

Since there are a few developers and it`s not fascinate the community
to join, I don't fix that it good strategy to write it only in C.

I suggest to do this:
UI in JavaScript, as it gnome3. only this will cause many programmers to join.
core parts which not demand a lot CPU in Vala
high DEMAND CPU in C

Since Vala is still in development language, I suggest firstly focus
the UI javascript.

I can obligate for two hours each day (Sunday to Thursday) for a long
time. (as long the development cycle won't take for -five years as
this it)

Nadav

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Sent: 2012-02-02 22:18:24 UTC (3 months ago)

From: Alexandre Prokoudine

Getting involve in gimp development

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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Nadav Vinik wrote:

> I suggest to do this:
> UI in JavaScript, as it gnome3. only this will cause many programmers to join.

:)

Dear Nadav,

I kindly suggest you to think in terms of priorities.

Here is our TOP5, from most important to less important:

1. Finalize and release v2.8.
2. Merge GSoC2011 projects, adjust libgimp, release v2.10.
3. Finish the existing port to GTK+3.

This is what we need to do _urgently_ to clear up the backlog of
already implemented features and bring back a working support for
Wacom tablets. Rewriting UI in another language simply has no place
there.

4. Finalize move to GEGL for high bit depth support.
5. Implement non-destructive editing.

Both of these features demand people willing to work on the image
processing core which you want to be written in C anyway, and _this_
is where we still miss contributors _most_.

Simply put, language for programming UI is not such an issue for the
project (Martin will probably object here).

OTOH, I certainly like the "I can spend this much time on it to help
you" attitude that you demonstrated. I wish we had more of that.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org

Sent: 2012-02-02 22:25:04 UTC (3 months ago)

From: Michael Natterer

Getting involve in gimp development

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On Thu, 2012-02-02 at 22:47 +0200, Nadav Vinik wrote:

> I can obligate for two hours each day (Sunday to Thursday) for a long
> time. (as long the development cycle won't take for -five years as
> this it)

I have nothing to add to what Alexandre already said, but to get you
started, you should come to IRC, that's where most things are happening.

--mitch

Sent: 2012-02-03 06:35:03 UTC (3 months ago)

From: Nadav Vinik

Getting involve in gimp development

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On 3 February 2012 00:25, Michael Natterer wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-02-02 at 22:47 +0200, Nadav Vinik wrote:
>
>> I can obligate for two hours each day (Sunday to Thursday) for a long
>> time. (as long the development cycle won't take for -five years as
>> this it)
>
> I have nothing to add to what Alexandre already said, but to get you
> started, you should come to IRC, that's where most things are happening.

What is the best hours to be there?

>
> --mitch
>
>

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