Too little too late. I advocated for a Linux version for years, and now with Krita, Graphite, etc. the need is no more.
Tell me about Graphite. I’m a Krita user.
It aims to be everything (from vector to raster to animation to publishing to compositing and so on), not sure how that ambition will turn out but they seem to have a very good team and are making good progress. It’s node-based, but you can edit stuff using only the familiar layer stack if that’s your thing. Check out the recent livestreams to see how the procedural workflow looks like : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iLiaSGSnPs and their interview on Developer Voices : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUbcwUC5lxA
There’s no raster editing yet, and no painting, cf roadmap https://graphite.art/features/
That’s actually really awesome news. I’ve been using Linux since 2008, and I’ve never seen companies so pressured to have Linux support. Companies that have never given a shit are now seeing missing dollar signs. That’s big.
What is affinity
Canva, new owner of Affinity, just laid off nearly 1/4 of their employees.
cool. still won’t use it though, i prefer foss applications whenever possible.
Me either because I don’t use it, but if it’s a win for Linux, I’ll take it.
More options is always good.
2027 is the year of the Linux Desktop!
Every year since 1994, where XFree86 provided the first GUI, was the year of the Linux desktop!
Let’s celebrate 33 years of the Linux desktop in 2027! 🥳
Yes, that’s the best way to look at it! :)
Come to think of it, I’ve been using Linux since about 2006. So I guess I’ll celebrate 20 years of Linux on my Desktop :)
