Updating the vision

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Sun, 13 Aug 2017, Thorsten Wilms wrote:

> On 12.08.2017 11:24, Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> 
> > "Free Software" vs  "a free and open source program" -- the reason I put
> > program
> > in here is that to be precise: we're not making software that can be used
> > from other
> > application, but an application itself.
> 
> That was meant to be "Free Software" in the FSF sense, capitalized, to avoid
> having to say "free and open source" and to point to the 4 freedoms instead of
> the vague openness. Writing out "Free Software application" would be fine, but
> of course I don't even know if you want to take such a position. Due to the
> problematic terminology, it would be lost on some readers, anyway.

That's why I wrote "a free and open source program" -- it's clearer to more 
people.

> 
> 
> > What:
> > 
> > Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an
> > end-to-end solution for creating digital art from scratch. Krita is
> > optimized
> > for or frequent, prolonged and focused use.
> 
> Minus the "or" after "for", but I guess you saw that after sending already ;)
> 
> > For whom:
> > 
> > Explicitly supported fields are illustrations, concept art, matte painting,
> > textures, comics and animations.
> > 
> > What is the value:
> > 
> > Working together with artist, Krita is an application that supports
> > their actual needs and workflow.
> > 
> > I'm wondering, given all the work we're doing on psd integration and
> > svg integration: should we mention interoperability and open standards
> > here? Something like:
> > 
> > What is the value:
> > 
> > Developed together with artists, Krita is an application that supports
> > their actual needs and workflow. Krita supports open standards and
> > interoperates with other applications.
> 
> If "application" appears in the first sentence, it has no need to appear here
> again. I think it should be plural – workflows. One "Krita" could be replaced
> with "it" and the second "supports" could be "implements".
> 
> "
> Developed together with artists, Krita supports their actual needs and
> workflows. It implements open standards and interoperates with other
> applications.
> "
> 
> Hmm, maybe, _if_ it's mainly about file im- and export, it should say so?

No, because we do want to go further than import/export, but also drag/drop
copy/paste, integration into pipelines, support for the VFX standard and
so on.

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Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.krita.org, http://www.valdyas.org