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   :ihavenomouth: (inginsub@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 09:10:12 JST :ihavenomouth:
   How do I rotate text in mspaint
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 09:10:12 JST 翠星石

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     @Inginsub You can't.
     
     Install GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program).
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:13:03 JST 翠星石

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     @Inginsub You specifically asked for the ability to rotate text, which GIMP does.
     
     GIMP is far better than m$ paint, both freedom wise and in drawing/text functionality, but it seems you have skill issues.
     
     @RustyCrab GNU/Jihad against "open source"!!!
     
     GIMP is licensed under the GPLv3-or-later and Krita under GPLv3, which makes it a grave insult to refer to them as "open source".
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     Rusty Crab (rustycrab@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:13:04 JST Rusty Crab

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     @Inginsub @Suiseiseki both open source. Literally no excuse on this one.
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     :ihavenomouth: (inginsub@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:13:05 JST :ihavenomouth:

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     @Suiseiseki could’ve at least recommended krita, gimp is not just bad, it’s fucking embarrassing
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     :ihavenomouth: (inginsub@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:44:27 JST :ihavenomouth:

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     • Rusty Crab
     @Suiseiseki @RustyCrab gimp is awful software made by people who don't do image editing, for people who want quick reddit karma for recommending a "free and open source photoshop replacement." It's a perfect example of the GNU philosophy: so up its ass that usability is a tertiary concern, because foss retards will eat it up anyway.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:44:27 JST 翠星石

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     @Inginsub You say that, but it's the best software I've used when it comes to image manipulation and I use it a number of times a week - it seems you have skill issues.
     
     I do not have a reddit account and I do not support "FOSS", although I do support replacing photoshop with free software and that has already been done with a combination of GIMP, Krita and Inkscape.
     
     
     I frankly don't understand why slaves to proprietary masters constantly keep trying to group GNU with "FOSS" infidels no matter how many times they're told that camp is under the control of the same proprietary masters - I hope you're at least getting paid.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:56:47 JST 翠星石

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     • Johnny Peligro
     @mischievoustomato AI?
     
     All my artisanal funposts are handcrafted and I will never use a proprietary software interface to a proprietary language model hosted on someone else's server.
     
     It has become hard to spot bots now, but you're still able to, as bots output tends to be filtered for basic spelling and grammatical mistakes (which I make a lot of) and such bots can only vomit out the input text (while most of my posts are original to suit a response).
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     Johnny Peligro (mischievoustomato@5dollah.click)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:56:48 JST Johnny Peligro

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     @Suiseiseki @Inginsub your gimmick is interesting. I wonder how your AI code is set up.
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     hazlin no plap pirate (hazlin@shortstacksran.ch)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 17:10:40 JST hazlin no plap pirate

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     • Johnny Peligro
     @Suiseiseki @mischievoustomato Suiseiseki's gnujihad is a fedi treasure.
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     oruga (oruga@mstdn.jp)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 21:08:15 JST oruga

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     @Inginsub @Suiseiseki regardless of foss/open source stuff gimp is quite good for an image editor that costs no money. other free editors dont stack up against it in terms of features. usability is always an issue when it has a lot of tools.

     of course cracked photoshop is better (but suffers from usability issues too) but thats kinda irrelevant

     krita sucks for image editing since its primarily a drawing program. yes they both can edit images but they target different workflows

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 21:08:15 JST 翠星石

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     @oruga How is cracked photoshop better?
     
     It might be gratis, but it's still proprietary malware, maybe even doubly so (as the cracker may have added their own proprietary software in).
     
     If you were hooked onto photoshop every since a school's proprietary induction, sure you may get withdrawals trying other software, but you just need to push past the withdrawals and you'll realize what a sucker you've been.
     
     Years ago, I was used by photoshop en a school's computer, but even then I realized it was terrible and I'll never use such a crappy drawing program ever again.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 21:08:22 JST 翠星石

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     @oruga How is cracked photoshop better?
     
     It might be gratis, but it's still proprietary malware, maybe even doubly so (as the cracker may have added their own proprietary software in).
     
     If you were hooked onto photoshop every since a school's proprietary induction, sure you may get withdrawals trying other software, but you just need to push past the withdrawals and you'll realize what a sucker you've been.
     
     Years ago, I was used by photoshop on a school's computer, but even then I realized it was terrible and I'll never use such a crappy drawing program ever again.
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     oruga (oruga@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:25:21 JST oruga

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     @Suiseiseki its kind of an objective truth of this world. does gimp have feature parity with gimp? it doesnt. there exists a workload where photoshop is an obviously better program for it.

     software not being libre doesnt automatically make it objectively evil, it just disqualifies it from your list of candidates. just like schools and companies disqualify libre or open source software from their list of candidates because they cant pay for customer support.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:25:21 JST 翠星石

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     @oruga >does gimp have feature parity with gimp?
     Yes.
     
     Merely because a feature exists doesn't mean it's strictly necessarily and it can't be done without.
     
     >software not being libre doesnt automatically make it objectively evil
     Software itself can't be evil, but proprietary software developers using such malware as a yolk of unjust power are always evil.
     
     >just like schools and companies disqualify libre or open source software from their list of candidates because they cant pay for customer support.
     Last time I checked there are plenty of companies that are willing to offer support for libre software - after all, anyone can offer support.
     
     Schools and companies don't really need much customer support I reckon, all they really need is one or two semi-comptent computer users that can resolve issues that occur.
     
     
     Too bad such companies need to be searched for or you need someone actually semi-competent - so governments and schools tend to choose between the offers of criminal organizations like google, microsoft and apple and don't look anyone else.
     
     In my experience, proprietary software companies providing actually useful support is extremely rare.
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     oruga (oruga@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:42:00 JST oruga

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     @Suiseiseki you have chosen to entirely ignore the definition of feature parity lol. youre basically saying that because you can edit each pixel by hand to in theory get an identical end result, that the two softwares are the same. i may absolutely despise it, but photoshops generative machine learning models are a feature that some (total idiots) wouldnt use the software without. you just are not photoshops target audience.

     schizophrenic rants, as fun as they are, do not help your message.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:42:00 JST 翠星石

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     @oruga Why yes, I will edit each pixel by hand if required instead of running proprietary software.
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     oruga (oruga@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:52:13 JST oruga

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     @Suiseiseki sure you will. that does not mean others will as well. its your time versus someone else's dime. people will pay for the convenience of proprietary tools.

     evil is a very strong accusation you throw around lightly. ever heard of incompetence over malice?

     as usual, being radical in any form is a bad way to spread a message to people who will listen.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:52:13 JST 翠星石

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     • oruga
     @oruga I do understand the concept that one should assume incompetence before assuming malice, but in every proprietary software license I've read has been pure malice, as once does not write such kind of terms out of incompetence - although proprietary software developers are usually both evil and incompetent (although very few of them are actually competent).
     
     I've noticed that being radical is the only way to spread the message, as that's the only way to fight against the ideals being confused with the "open source" ideals.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:55:55 JST 翠星石

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     @oruga Where did I write that anyone is wrong for using photoshop?
     
     I've explained that it's proprietary malware and that schools get children hooked onto it.
     
     Text on a screen is not a form of censorship, as no sentence can cause a photoshop install to be deleted unless an individuals chooses to do so.
     
     Increasing the network affect of photoshop is arguably restricting others freedom now that I think about it.
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     oruga (oruga@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:55:56 JST oruga

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     @Suiseiseki bear in mind i am also a libre software enthusiast. love emacs, even bought the print reference manual to support the cause. there is a balanced world where people willing to jump through hoops to get a better experience will do so, and others will just pay money and settle for what 'the man' tells them is best to save time.

     libre is free if you dont value your time has never been more true

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     oruga (oruga@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 00:55:56 JST oruga

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     @Suiseiseki in all honesty your way of (satirically or not) spreading the 'gospel of stallman' is directly against the spirit of the FSF.

     its all about choice, the only wrong choice is to remove other's ability to choose. thats what libre is about, giving them the freedom to do as they wish without restricting other's freedom in the process. the FSF fights censorship that removes an individuals agency of choice. telling people they are wrong for using photoshop is against that spirit.