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  • The default toolbox placement is should be conform with other design software.

    Sure, people can figure it out once they tried it, but majority of them will move to another software that has familiar experience out of the box.

    When people asking me to install GIMP, I always change it to this layout, making it more familiar to another software like Inkscape, Krita, Affinity suites, Photoshop (and other Adobe software), etc.



  • Pretty much anyone outside Western area will think GIMP as cool branding, or at least neutral.

    Let’s remember that language is diverse and even English itself is different between area.

    If Indian English or Singaporean English speaker force every English speaker to adhere to their standard, everyone would be mad.











  • Local social media is different from bigger social media platform.

    Those big social media generally are American/Western-centric. Sure, you can find local community on them, but their moderation system are often still Western-centric.

    You’ll surprised on how often other language being moderated (deleted/removed) because it mistaken as hate speech. For example, word that in certain language has neutral meaning, but mistaken as offensive in English.

    Also, local social media often designed to local culture. Xiaohongshu and Plurk are the primary example. Entirely unique UI and user experience.

    Even fediverse also this cultural-focused software. Take a look on Misskey (a Japanese-made fediverse software), it primarily designed for Japanese internet culture, which entirely different from Mastodon or Pleroma.