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Gimp, Inkscape, Reaper, DaVinci Resolve, what else works on Linux to fill the void of Adobe?
(I hope to never give another cent to Adobe after how they treated me.)
GNOME is "well-designed"? Are you serious?
If it is so "well-designed" as you claim, why is it that we need several thirdparty extensions just to make it usable (No overview at start-up, AppIndicator, Dash-to-dock, Just Perfection etc)?
If it is so "well-designed", why is it that these said extensions then break with every new Gnome release, forcing developers to update them, whilst users suffer?
If it is so "well-designed", why does the design language include so much useless whitespace, enforcing a touch-friendly interface even on a device that doesn't have a touchscreen?
If it is so "well-designed", why are there no minimize and maximize buttons by default?
If is it so "well-designed", why is it such a pain to make and apply proper uniform themes across all Gnome apps, and in particular, why is it near-impossible to theme libadwaita apps?