Ivan Marsh wrote:

>
> "Film Gimp is the most successful Open Source tool in feature motion
> picture work today. Programmers at many studios are helping development,
> including Rhythm & Hues, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and ILM. This is great
> cooperation in an industry that historically has been rather secretive."
>
> GIMP used in Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter and Stuart Little... with
> development being contributed to by Imageworks and ILM...
>
> Yep... looks like no one writes software of consequence for Linux.
>
> You don't consider a product used to re-touch and composite major films
> professional quality? What do you consider professional quality? MSPaint
> I'm guessing.
>
> --
> The USA Patriot Act is the most unpatriotic act in American history.

-J-C-> Wrote:

I'm sure 15-20 years from now Gimp will be an
exceptional application, especially if you have
a staff of programmers to assist you in using it.  :-)

But, for now, Gimp is what we use to call MS's
"promised dream applications"... *Vapor ware* ...


I think it's time for a regime change in most OS system
development... Period!


Artificial intelligence is sure to be feasible and desired,
now that inexpensive massive memory, higher CPU speeds
and data storage is available.

Also, the ability for computers to actually be able to learn,
should be priceless!

Maybe plan9 will wake up OS thinking...

But, Computer OS religions sucks. (Enough!!!)

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-J-C->

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