“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones

8 days ago by Leo to c/news

Opus-built Creative Cloud alternatives are ambitious, free, and nowhere near finished.

turbowafflz 45 points 8 days ago

hey at least they're containing it over in a weird project instead of submitting ai code to gimp

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terranoid 17 points 8 days ago

Honestly not sure I prefer this era of "I create a custom fork of every tool I can imagine instead of Google searching for existing FOSS"

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Ghoelian 9 points 8 days ago

I absolutely dont. It has made finding actual good projects so much more difficult.

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Assassassin 27 points 8 days ago

I hate AI slop, but I think I might hate Adobe more

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JoMiran 17 points 8 days ago

¿Porque no los dos?

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zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 10 points 8 days ago

It is both. Just one is more.

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adespoton 25 points 8 days ago

So now we get to see how AI holds up against the patent system, which doesn’t care who wrote what.

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terranoid -5 points 8 days ago

I honestly see this copyright failure to kind of mark a massive decline in the US. Not that I loved the copyright system, but they protected patents and intellectual property like crazy and now they gave up.

We're the kind of country where I wouldn't be surprised to see people selling bootleg movies and games on the street for a quick buck. It's a symptom of a failing economy and bureaucracy that won't regulate anything.

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inari 5 points 8 days ago

they protected patents and intellectual property like crazy and now they gave up.

I don't think this is true, lawsuits just take a long time. And I wish this was true, at least for software patents. Those should NOT exist.

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addie 19 points 8 days ago

Aren't most of the people that are 'stuck' on Adobe stuck because they have a workflow that involves eg. full support for high-end digital cameras, asset management stuff like Bridge, full colour-matching support for high-end printing systems; and having it all work together well enough that it can reliably power media businesses from small to large? That's usually the functionality gaps that are not well-served by open-source alternatives, and what's allowing Adobe to price gouge and push unwelcome licenses through.

The issue is not that we don't have enough half-baked clones of the Photoshop UI where only half the buttons work. That kind of completely misunderstands why businesses are stuck on Adobe.

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Coldcell 15 points 8 days ago

Misunderstanding stuff that anyone in the field takes as obvious is kinda the default for slop coders.

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GreenKnight23 6 points 8 days ago

they are this decade's "hey, I have an idea for an app" people

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Kolanaki 5 points 8 days ago

Same people, but now they have a thing that allows them to only have an idea and not any skills related to turning their idea into an actual app.

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Opisek 10 points 8 days ago

AI and developer don't belong in the same sentence

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Fizz 9 points 8 days ago

UI and feel wise, its good. Actually its shit most of the features are broken or half work. I cross my fingers it gets good and adobe tries to take action.

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kalkulat 6 points 8 days ago

'Software' won't be over, but reverse-engineering of EXPENSIVE programs is bound to affect how many get developed & sold!

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Rentlar 6 points 8 days ago

It's still slop, but potentially being used for good for once.

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MrSulu 6 points 8 days ago

I've been using Darktable and GIMP for my entirely free workflow with RAW images. I enjoy the tinkering. Will watch this with interest.