They released 3.2.6 on the 10th per the blog post.

Which, given the size and complexity of GIMP, likely means that they were already in the process of wapping it up by the time OP made this post

I'll pay the PhotoGIMP guy. Die mad about it.

Not by anywhere near enough. Come on guy. If GIMP actually released a revolutionary UI/UX revamp you'd be reading about it on every birdcage-liner tech news site in existence. Early rants about GIMP UX are old enough to be done with college.

PhotoGIMP is a great start, been using it for years at this point

Me too! It definitely is! scooby-dooby-doo!

I srarted in Juli 2024 with OS simulators in scratch.mit.edu,then in January 2026 I switched to Python OS simulators and in April 2026 I switched to C based OS simulators,and then in June 2026 I started real OS development with the early alpha versions of D.eSystem like 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.4.5 alpha

I mean, it looks like a fun project. How long have you been going to get to this place?

I thought scoobididoo was what dogs say when you offer them scooby snacks?

Maybe it shouldn't matter, but it absolutely does. People are always looking for signals of class and status.

I just learned a new name for it, and it's origins:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoubidou

Such pain, Such pleasure.

If someone presents work that a person is impressed with, it shouldn't matter to that person if the software they used is perceived as inferior.

Also, I think it's more likely that a person simply hasn't heard of GIMP, rather than having heard that it has a reputation for anything.

that the lanyard or boondoggle string is named gimp in some places

I had no clue, I've never heard of that. What region is this in?

and no one around here knows that it is a slur in other places.

It's not just a slur though. That's what I understood it as for a long time, but then I found out that it's also a thing in the kink/bondage community. Apparently it's what they call a dude wearing leather straps on his torso and a leather face mask that covers his eyes and sometimes mouth. I think it's a submissive role? I don't know much about it though.

But yeah so I can see how saying that in a professional setting could be off-putting to some colleagues...

"Brothers in arms, take up this rightful jihad against the Adobe scourge and throw every able man, woman, and child into this holy battle to make our voices heard. Lift up your hearts and let it be known that we the people shall no longer be oppressed by this hateful regime, and shall bring about the light of hope in a dying world by casting our lot into the boiling pot of battle-tested warriors, and right all the wrongs in the universe..."

I don't know what you've heard about me
But you can't get a dollar outta me
No caddilac, no perms you can't see,
That I'm a motherfucking Professional Image Manipulation Program

Maybe it is because GIMP has a reputation of being lesser than the professional software, or they think the artist is being cheap for not using commercial options.

One weird thing about the name for me is that the lanyard or boondoggle string that kids do at camp is named gimp in some places and no one around here knows that it is a slur in other places.

I've been daily driving gimp for over a decade now.

But these "revolutionary update" headlines are tiring. I've been listening that since 2.0, each minor patch is a "revolutionary gimp update". You go excited to see what they added and most of the time is nothing that important.

Non destructive editing was probably the only "revolutionary" thing that was done in these last 10 years. And that's ok, the development pace is what it is.

Nope,before D.UI I had ASCII UI in D.eSystem but in 2024 I built my first OS simulator,and in all my OS simulators up to 2025 I used the Name D.UI,and now I use it for D.eSystem too.

Im building it because I like to code my own OS and I also like to get better and better, and I will build a great OS.

Is this the year I finally learn how to use GIMP?

A big part of my work is testing software, especially UI, and making Devs ragecry.

You came, i came, it was a real mess.

i am in favour of them just doing this. the experience is a mess. affinity via wine worked much better for me.

(ps: maybe a rust rewrite? just kidding.... unless.. )

This was consistently my experience as well, basic functionality in any other app is a hacky workaround and/or a tutorial

You called, we came.

That is my annoyance as well, especially since I took photoshop classes for a couple years in school. But i figure, every time I use GIMP i remember where stuff is a bit better and I get faster at using it.

How about a client that isn't bloated and constantly being updated.

Did you name this os like this specifically to have D.UI