The meme that GIMP is in any way comparable to PS? Yeah, I agree.

Ubuntu in the mid 2000s, but it’s PopOS that made me a fulltimer ~2 years ago. I don’t use it anymore but I’ll always be thankful for it.

Never thought of that, I may give it a shot!

No the (attempted) joke was using an obviously AI-written text hyping up protests, but it didn’t really work.

Political protests are incredibly important to me because they give people a way to express their dissatisfaction and push for change. When I see others out in the streets, organizing and demanding attention to issues that matter, it reminds me of the power we have as individuals to challenge the status quo. Protests help raise awareness about injustices that might otherwise go unnoticed, and they can be a catalyst for real, meaningful change. For me, they represent a critical way to hold governments and institutions accountable and ensure that our voices aren’t drowned out. They remind me that political participation is not just a right, but a responsibility to help shape the society we want to live in.

/s in case it wasn’t obvious

No, what I’m saying is that PS has features that simply do not exist in any of the current FOSS apps. How do you replicate smart objects or content-aware fill? How about sky replacement or the camera RAW filter?

Even that isn’t really true. GIMP for example is nowhere near feature parity with Photoshop, not even close. it only just got non-desctructive editing a few months ago, something that Photoshop has had for at least 20 years if not more! The disparity gets much, much worse when you look at filters or tools like content-aware fill.

I would if I knew anything about programming or UI design, but unfortunately I don’t.

Again, you’re operating off your own limited experience. Ask someone who does Excel programming (yes it’s a thing) if LibreOffice compares. It does not.

Can I ask your perspective on the comments here saying that Krita and Inkscape just aren’t comparable to their commercial alternatives?

I am a professional and have been doing this since… Well, I started with Mac OS 7, let’s put it that way. Krita and Inkscape are like using craft scissors to cut sheetmetal. They’re simply the wrong tool for the job. They are maybe 10% comparable to Adobe apps. Affinity apps are probably 60% or 70% comparable. Anybody who says Inkscape is a replacement for Illustrator simply does not use it in any serious professional capacity. It doesn’t even have any means of adding paragraph spacing!

At best they will repurpose certain features to add them to some “pro” (but still web-based) version of Canva at $50/mo. There’s no way in hell we’ll get Linux apps for Affinity. I really wish we would because they are literally the only reason I still have a Windows VM.

The way you’re describing it, it sounds more like you believe privacy is a privilege, not a right.

How is this a gotcha - isn’t IDF service mandatory for Israeli citizens? Employing any Israelis at all will automatically make many employees ex-IDF.

Edit: oh FFS I didn’t see the news outlet, Grayzone, really? Literal Kremlin propaganda outlet?

Oh, and I use an 8bitdo controller with it and a Rii wireless keyboard and both work fine!

I don’t know, I never really thought about that. I had my previous mobo for about 10 years and at that point it was becoming a problem, but for the first 7 years or so it worked fine. After 7 years there would be a new CPU socket anyway, so it would be a good time to upgrade.

This is my build:

• AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor
• Thermalright Frost Commander 140 BLACK 95.5 CFM CPU Cooler
• Asus TUF GAMING B650M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard
• TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
• Silicon Power A60 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card
• Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case
• Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Hardware is very similar to my own build from last fall, except I went with a 7800XT. it’s been running CachyOS since then and works superbly.

Oh, so the two largest line items among Chinese imports.

I think Elementary OS does what you suggest (Pantheon DE). It’s very focused on simplicity and accessibility.

“France rejects backdoor mandate”? Someone enjoyed writing that headline.

we launched Mwmbl, the open source, non-profit search engine, on Boxing Day 2021

Oh and it’s nonamerican too? Definitely going to try this out.