Why does GIMP (and pretty much all FOSS) have to be so secretive about their product? Why no screenshots? Why not showcase the software on their website?

It's so damn frustrating that every FOSS app appears to be command line software, or assumed that the user knows everything about it already.

Devs, you might have a killer piece of software, but screenshots go a long way to help with gaining interest and adoption.

[–] borth@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it's because marketing is expensive and marketing people know that corporations have money to throw at them, and the moment they lower their prices for a FOSS project, they might not get their old revenue when working for a company that can definitely pay what they ask.

We need some sort of FOSM (Free and Open Source Marketing) that helps FOSS projects based on some sort of queue and whoever has recent changes that needs marketing.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it’s because marketing is expensive

Perhaps I should clarify what I mean by "marketing". I'm not talking about spending tens of thousands of Facebook ads, or any ads, really.

A few screenshots on a product page would be more than enough for some projects. Highlight some key features. Generate interest.

It's really low effort stuff that makes a huge difference.

[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

These are all excellent ways someone can contribute to a project. Our project website has a repo anything can contribute to to make changes, even the blog entries are statically generated pages.

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