Now that GIMP has finally released version 3, they seem to be moving faster. I hope they are able to get more positive mind-share.
For example, they are close to releasing 3.2 that already has lots of great stuff in it. It looks like 3.4 could address some really long running deficiencies like native CMYK.
If stuff actually gets released, they may not only attract users but developers which is what they really need.