[besasam]

It's a bit of a dilemma, isn't it. I would love an alternative to Photoshop or Affinity that actually offers the same features and has a nice UI (let's be real, it's something most free applications really lack... and the look and feel of the software I'm using has high priority for me) but those who actually want these things aren't the ones developing, and the ones developing apparently don't place a lot of importance on it.

We really need more interdisciplinary developers and free software enthusiasts. I know I'm already working on it as an artist-turned-coder :D

[bkor]

> It's a bit of a dilemma, isn't it.

I like free software. It doesn't have to be free as in price. Various small free software developers are supported by its users, e.g. Liberapay / Patreon / Tipeee. Various things were contributed by ZeMarmot. This project is supported by its users using above methods.

> We really need more interdisciplinary developers and free software enthusiasts.

It seems just having people contribute by paying a small amount per week/month is also pretty good method. This allows the existing developers to dedicate more of their time to the project.

[s73v3r_]

Isn't that just the subscription model that everyone here decries? That's what JetBrains went to, and people here were calling for their heads.

[seba_dos1]

Since it's voluntary, no, it's not.