Ubuntu gives up Gimp as a mature Performance

Canonical held a Ubuntu developer Summit (UDS) in Dallas, Texas last week to discuss the development plan for Ubuntu10.04 with attendees. One important thing is that GIMP will no longer be used as the default installer for Ubuntu10.04. Although this decision has aroused a lot of controversy, the basis behind the withdrawal of the default program GIMP is indeed very good. Many industry analysts believe that, giving up this professional and powerful graphic editing tool reflects that Ubuntu is becoming increasingly popular as an operating system.

Canonical held a Ubuntu developer Summit (UDS) in Dallas, Texas last week to discuss the development plan for Ubuntu 10.04 with attendees, one important thing is that GIMP will no longer be used as the default installer for Ubuntu 10.04.

Although this decision has aroused a lot of controversy, the basis behind the withdrawal of the default program GIMP is indeed very good. Many industry analysts believe that, giving up this professional and powerful graphic editing tool reflects that Ubuntu is becoming increasingly popular as an operating system.

The removal of a professional image editing tool with a small audience as the default software reflects the gradual maturity of Ubuntu and the development towards a mainstream operating system used by the masses. Undoubtedly, GIMP is an impressive software and a prominent feature in the Linux desktop environment. However, it is precisely because of the professionalism and complexity of GIMP that it is not suitable as the default component of mainstream operating systems.

GIMP's rich and comprehensive functions and complex user interfaces make common users feel scared. Many plug-ins also make it very slow to start, this high-end image editing tool also occupies a large amount of disk space, which makes Ubuntu's CD image space too short.

GIMP developers also agree with the reason given by Ubuntu, acknowledge that GIMP is not suitable for common users, and agree that Canonical will not use GIMP as the default software in Ubuntu 10.04. Many developers also think that abandoning the software that is not suitable for common users is one of the symbols of Ubuntu maturity.