Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 16:11:11 -0500, -hh wrote:

 
For example, good luck finding a 1/2" power drill for sale new today for
just $100 which will last for even 10 years of use, let alone his
"25-50" claim:  the days of bulletproof all metal body Craftsman or
Black & Decker power tools are long since gone.
 

I don't need "luck".  I purchased a Milwaukee 1/2" for about $100
(maybe more maybe less).  Milwaukee power tools are renowned throughout
the industrial trades as being perhaps the ultimate in quality.

Furthermore, all metal body construction was abandoned long ago due
to the shock hazards.  The durable polymers that are now used are more
than an adequate substitute.

But this is all totally superfluous.  The main point of the OP is that
commercial software companies can easily produce software that can
last decades, if not forever, but such software would literally destroy
them as a business entity.  Therefore they are forced into extortionate
practices just to keep alive.

FOSS, OTOH, has no such ridiculous concerns.





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