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Affinity for Linux? Canva's next big move could reshape the desktop software market (techcentral.co.za)
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Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux - a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.

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[-] Moss_the_TeXie@rheinneckar.social 12 points 2 days ago

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Being a very occasional Affinity (and former Adobe) user, I wholeheartedly agree with the last paragraph. GIMP’s UI is simply repulsive. Well, most surfaces of *nix GUI software are (ahem) idiosyncratic, but this is in a category of its own.

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