[namaemuta]

Maybe they can start a kickstarter campaign to get funds for it. I'm pretty sure that a better UI would attract a lot of users that now hesitate between using Photoshop or GIMP.

[spv]

Found this http://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#arent-you-interested-i...

Turns GIMP developers encourage private campaigns focussed on developing specific features.

Another good article on current state of GIMP: http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/gimp-is-20-years-ol...

http://blog.en.uptodown.com/gimp-20-years/

[spv]

For preexisting OSS, I think it is difficult to get a successful Kickstarter campaign because they cannot really sell something for pledges. Have there been any successful Kickstarter FOSS projects ?

I think Bountysource is better here but for mega issues like UI redesign or GTK3 port etc a campaign may be the right way to go.

[boudewijnrempt]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krita/krita-2016-lets-m...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krita/krita-free-paint-...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krita/krita-open-source...

Though the reasons it worked for us don't really apply to the Gimp situation.

[dagw]

Have there been any successful Kickstarter FOSS projects ?

Diaspora was successful in the sense that it got lots of money. It was slightly less successful in delivering on its promises.

[xvilka]

There is https://freedomsponsors.org/project/130/GIMP

But the platform selection was probably wrong - a lot of people probably was distracted by it.

[prokoudine]

What platform selection? It's not even remotely related to anyone in the team.

[xvilka]

This was https://freedomsponsors.org/issue/78/add-other-samplers-that...

[prokoudine]

And it worked well enough for this guy. He did as much as he could in the timeframe that he had.

Note that he's not core team member. It was a personal fundraiser.