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[–] EfreetSK@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I never thought I'd witness the release of 3.0 in my lifetime

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 85 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You might still not. Make sure to look both ways when crossing the road.

[–] koper@feddit.nl 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

fyi at least in the US you are only legally allowed to make death threats (or carry them out for that matter) if you are actively driving a motor vehicle at the time, please for your own safety if you are going to murder someone or threaten to murder them, do it behind the wheel of a motor vehicle or you could end up in serious trouble with the law!

[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 8 points 2 years ago

Careful. You might get hit by a bus.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago

I've been binging the Final Destination movies, this is coming p close.

[–] weker01@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

Hold your horses. An RC is not a release. I don't trust it.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The third one is almost impossible. Ask Valve.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago

Oh man, I’m SO EXCITED for GIMP 3. I’ve been wanting these features in GIMP for literally decades.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Beautiful work .... I really don't mind the long wait between releases ... the previous Gimp 2.0 versions were so robust and practical that they have lasted for close to 20 years

In the early 2000s, I started off with cracked version of photoshop before I discovered GIMP and as soon as I did, I stuck with them since. They've saved me several thousand dollars in software costs over the past 20 years that I really don't mind waiting for the latest major release.

They can take their time releasing 3.0 for all I care. I'm still using 2.10 and I probably will for the next long while until 3.0 becomes stable. They've done a mountainous amount of work already and I congratulate them on everything.

This makes me realize too that I should probably donate something to their community for all the money they've saved me over the years.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The problem with gimp 2 is that it depends on python2 which is EOL

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 years ago

damn I have been using this damn program for... decades?

I have been yelling at it in frustration for equally as long... but seriously in terms of raw, no bullshit, consistent utility to people, GIMP deserves an immense amount of credit.

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

obviously looking forward to the non destructive editing updates and darktable integration sounds really nice, big fan of darktable.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

darktable kicks ass and I say that as someone who hates editing photos almost as much as I like taking them!

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