[Openicc] ColorVision Open Source Policy

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 13.11.07, 07:11 -0500 schrieb Robert Krawitz:

> Yup, but those self-proclaimed leaders aren't particularly interested
> in anything as hifalutin' as color management.  Most of them only seem
> interested in mass market numbers and trying to be "more Windows than
> Windows" for newbies, and aren't interested in the high end.  I've
> seen this kind of thinking in the printing community as well; all
> these people are interested in is "gee, I can print my spreadsheet to
> an automatically detected printer!".  They're not interested in color
> management, linearization, or anything else esoteric.  So what happens
> is that these vendors get the messages that "proprietary is fine" and
> "Linux isn't interested in anything high end".

Thats pretty normal. Most users have not the time to spend with 
software or hardware beside work, familiy and some other things which 
make live. It's difficult to be an expert in too many fields.

Windows registry complexity, Gnome regular API changes or osX colour 
management blackboxing are anoying. We can only try to not to hit the same 
pitfalls in our own developments.

What me wonders is that many people judge by loudness and baffling 
simplifications, the one where important parts are ignored despite better 
knowledge. Most often for a personal advantage over the not so clear 
formulated community targets. Still we may not give up the idea that 
learning is possible for the involved humans ;-)

kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
--
developing for colour management 
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org