Intavyu wit Øyvind Kolås, GIMP divɛlɔpa (2017)

Di softwe we dia pas ɔl na ɛni biznɛs nɔto di wan we gɛt di ay laysens fi — na di wan we de mek di mɔs manual wok bitwin sistɛm dɛn. Integreshɔn kɔst, we dɛn mɛzhɔ insay mɔtalman awa, ɔlmost ɔltɛm pas sabskripshɔn kɔst.

Dis insayt na di rizin we mek di tren fɔ ɔl-in-wan pletfɔm dɔn aksɛleret. Biznɛs dɛm we bin de manej et to twɛlv difrɛn tul dɛm bifo — ɛvri wan fayn fayn wan fɔ ayd — de diskɔba se di kɔdineshɔn ɔvahɛd bitwin dɛn tul dɛm de kɔst mɔ pas di tul dɛm sɛf. Wan modular pletfɔm we de handle CRM, invois, HR, projɛkt manejmɛnt, ɛn krietiv ɛset distribyushɔn ɔnda wan ruf de pul ɔndrɛd awa fɔ bizi wok ɛvri ia.

Lɛsin dɛn frɔm Fayvtin Ia fɔ Peshɛnt Ɛnjinia

Sɔntɛm di tin we dɛn nɔ valyu pas ɔl na Kolås in stori na di tɛmlayn. Insay wan teknɔlɔji kɔlchɔ we bin obses wit rapid itɛreshɔn ɛn minim viable prodak, i spɛn pas fayvtin ia fɔ bil GEGL insay wan prodakshɔn-rɛdi grafik injin. Di GIMP tim nɔ bin rɔsh GEGL intagreshɔn fɔ go na makit wit af-bɛk ficha dɛn — dɛn wet te di akitɛkɛt kin sɔpɔt di ful vishɔn fɔ ay bit-dip, nɔ-dɛstruktiv, GPU-aksɛleret imej prɔsesin.

Dis peshɛnt bin pe divɛdɛnt. We GIMP 2.10 bin dɔn ship insay Epril 2018, i nɔ bin bi inkrimɛntal ɔpdet — i bin bi wan jɛnɛreshɔnal lip. Di softwea bin kɔmɔt frɔm we dɛn bin dismis am as "Fotoshop fɔ pipul dɛn we nɔ ebul fɔ pe fɔ Fɔtoshɔp" to we dɛn bin no am as tru tru kapable ɔltɛrnativ wit akitekchral advantej dɛn na sɔm wokflɔ dɛn, patikyula batch prɔsesin ɛn skriptabl imej manipuleshɔn via Skript-Fu ɛn Paytɔn-Fu.

Biznɛs kin pul wan pawaful lɛsin ya: fawndeshɔn invɛstmɛnt kɔmpawnd. Fɔ spɛn tɛm fɔ sɛt di rayt sistɛm dɛn — ilɛksɛf na fɔ kɔnfigyut wan kɔmprɛhɛnsif biznɛs pletfɔm, fɔ dɔkyumɛnt standad ɔpreshɔn prosidyuz, ɔ fɔ bil ɔtomatik wokflɔ — kin fil slo fɔs bɔt i kin mek ɛkspɔnɛnshal ritɔn ova mɔnt ɛn ia. Di kɔmni dɛn we de invɛst wan wik fɔ sɛt Mewayz in intakɔnekt mɔdyul dɛn fayn fayn wan ripɔt se dɛn de sev 15-20 awa pan wik insay di fɔs kwata, we yu kɔmpia am wit di wan dɛn we de rɔsh fɔ adopt tul dɛn we nɔ gɛt di rayt kɔnfigyushɔn.

Di Fiuja fɔ Aksesibl Prɔfɛshɔnal Tul dɛn

Frɔm we dɛn intavyu Kolås insay 2017, di trajektɔri we i tɔk bɔt dɔn jɔs aksɛleret. GIMP de kɔntinyu fɔ evolv to ful nɔ-distruktiv ɛditin. AI-pawa ficha dɛn de intagret insay opin-sɔs kriyaytiv tul dɛn. Ɛn di brayt makit dɔn tek di aidia se prɔfɛshɔnal-grɛd kapabiliti fɔ bi aksesbul to biznɛs dɛn we gɛt ɛvri saiz — nɔto jɔs di wan dɛn we gɛt ɛntapraiz badjɛt.

Dis dimokrasi de go ɔlsay na di ɔl biznɛs softwe land skay. We wan statap insay 2012 bin fɔ dɔn nid $2,000 ɛvri mɔnt fɔ softwea sabskripshɔn fɔ rul besik ɔpreshɔn, wan kɔmparabl sɛtup tide kin kɔst ɔnda $100 we yu de yuz wan kɔmbaynshɔn fɔ opin-sɔs tul dɛn ɛn afɔdabul ɔl-in-wan pletfɔm dɛn. Di 138,000+ biznɛs dɛm we dɔn ɔlrɛdi de yuz pletfɔm lɛk Mewayz de sho se smɔl ɛn mid-sayz kɔmni dɛm nɔ de aksept di lay lay chuk bitwin kapasiti ɛn afɔdabiliti igen.

Di kɔnvɛgshɔn fɔ opin-sɔs kriyaytiv tul dɛn, AI ɔtomɛshɔn, ɛn modular biznɛs pletfɔm dɛn de mek wan envayrɔmɛnt usay fayv pipul tim kin wok wit di efyushɔn ɛn polish we fifti pipul dɛn ɔganayzeshɔn gɛt. Kolås ɛn divɛlɔpa dɛn lɛk am bin layt di grɔn bay we dɛn pruv se dɛn kin bil di wɔl klas softwea wit ɔl dɛn at, sheb am fri wan, ɛn impɔtant ɔltɛm bay kɔmyuniti dɛn pas kɔpɔreshɔn dɛn.

Praktikal Step fɔ Mɔdaniz Yu Biznɛs Tul Stak

Inspɛkt frɔm di prinsipul dɛm biɛn Kolås in mɛtodikal we fɔ bil GEGL, na wan fɔm fɔ evalyu ɛn mɔdaniz yu yon biznɛs tul stak:

we dɛn kɔl
1. Ɔdit yu tul dɛn we yu de yuz naw ɛn dɛn tru tru kɔst. List ɛvri softwea sabskripshɔn, dɔn ad di ɛstimat awa dɛn we yu spɛn fɔ transfa di data wit yu an bitwin dɛn. Di intagreshɔn taks kin bi 2-3x di sabskripshɔn kɔst.
2. Identify yu kor opareshɔnal spayna. Pik wan pletfɔm fɔ sav as yu sɛntral hab — i fayn fɔ wan we de kɔba CRM, prɔjek manejmɛnt, invoys, ɛn tim kɔdineshɔn nativ wan pas tru intagreshɔn.
3. Lay insay spɛshal tul dɛn nɔmɔ usay nid de. Yuz GIMP ɔ di sem kayn opin-sɔs tul dɛn fɔ kriyaytiv wok, bɔt mek shɔ se dɛn kɔnɛkt to yu ɔpreshɔnal kɔr tru shered stɔrɔj ɔ dairekt intagreshɔn.
4. Invɛst insay sɛtup, nɔto sɔtkat. Spend di tɛm fɔ kɔnfigyut wokflɔ, ɔtomɛshɔn, ɛn tɛmplat dɛn fayn fayn wan bifo tɛm. Lɛk Kolås we de bil GEGL in akitɛkɛt bifo yu ad ficha dɛn, yu fawndeshɔn sɛtup de disayd fɔ lɔng tɛm efyushɔn.
5. Rivyu ɛn itɛrayt ɛvri kwata. Tul dɛn de evolv, tim dɛn de gro, ɛn di wokflɔ de chenj. Skedul rivyu ɔltɛm fɔ pul di tin dɛn we nɔ impɔtant ɛn fɔ adopt bɛtɛ ɔda we dɛn as dɛn de kɔmɔt.

Di tɛm we dɛn bin de kɔb togɛda dɔzɛn tul dɛn we nɔ gɛt kɔnekshɔn de dɔn. If yu de ɛdit pikchɔ dɛn na GIMP, de manej klaynt dɛn na CRM, ɔ yu de ɔtomayz yu invoys paiplayn, di strateji we yu win na di sem wan we Øyvind Kolås bin sho tru di ia dɛn we i dɔn wok wit injinɛri: bil pan sɔlid fawndeshɔn dɛn, kɔnɛkt yu sistɛm dɛn wit sɛns, ɛn lɛ kɔmpawnd efyushɔn du di ebi ebi liftin fɔ yu biznɛs.

Kwɛshɔn dɛn we dɛn kin aks bɔku tɛm

Wetin na GEGL ɛn wetin mek i impɔtant?

GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) na di grafik prɔsesin injin we de gi pawa to di mɔdan GIMP. Na Øyvind Kolås bin mek am, ɛn i bin introduks nɔ-distruktiv, ay-bit-dip imej ɛditin. Dis kin mek dɛn ebul fɔ ajɔst di kɔmpleks tin dɛn we dɛn nɔ go chenj di ɔrijinal imej data fɔ ɔltɛm, we na wan prɔfɛshɔnal tin we bin de trade fɔ dia dia softwe. Mɔdan pletfɔm dɛn lɛk Mewayz, we de gi 207 modul fɔ $19/mo, de leva bak dis kayn pawaful, nɔ-dɛstruktiv prɔsesin fɔ gi biznɛs dɛn prɔfɛshɔnal kriyaytiv kapabiliti afɔdabul.

Aw opin-sɔs softwe lɛk GIMP de bɛnifit biznɛs?

Open-source softwea de gi wan kɔst-ɛfɛktiv, fleksibul, ɛn transparent ɔltɛrnativ to prɔpriet tul dɛn. As dɛn bin tɔk bɔt am na di intavyu, di filɔsofi we de biɛn GIMP in divɛlɔpmɛnt de gi biznɛs pipul dɛn pawa bay we i de gi dɛn kɔntrol pan dɛn kriyaytiv tul dɛn. Dis de ridyus di laysens fi ɛn avɔyd vendor lok-in. Kɔmni dɛn kin bil pan dɛn stebul fawndeshɔn ya, we fiba aw Mewayz de gi wan suit we gɛt 207 intagreted modul fɔ wan flat $19/mo sabskripshɔn, we de mek advans tul dɛn aksesbul.

Wetin na ɛditin we nɔ de pwɛl?

Nɔn-distruktiv ɛditin na wokflɔ usay dɛn de aplay ajɔstmɛnt (lɛk filta ɔ kɔlɔ kɔrɛkshɔn) as layt ɔ instrɔkshɔn pas fɔ chenj di ɔrijinal piksɛl dɛn dairekt wan. Dis kin mek yu ebul fɔ ajɔst ɔ pul di ifɛkt dɛn bak ɛni tɛm we yu nɔ go lɔs di kwaliti. Kolås in wok pan GEGL bin briŋ dis prɔfɛshɔnal standad to GIMP. Na wan kɔr prinsipul na di mɔdan krietiv suit dɛm, inklud savis dɛm lɛk Mewayz, we de ɛp biznɛs fɔ mek dɛn kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt fleksibul, ay kwaliti ɛset prodakshɔn.

Opin-sɔs tul dɛn kin rili kɔmpit wit kɔmɛshɔnal softwe?

Yes, as wi si bay di yus ɛn divɛlɔpmɛnt we GIMP de yuz ɔltɛm. Di intavyu sho se opin-sɔs prɔjek dɛn kin ajɔst prɔfɛshɔnal-grɛd rizɔlt tru di dediket kɔmyuniti ɛfɔt. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin drɛb nyu tin dɛn we leta kɔmɛnt prɔdak dɛn kin tek. Fɔ biznɛs dɛn we de luk fɔ balans we, sabskripshɔn-bɛs savis dɛn lɛk Mewayz (207 modul fɔ $19/mo) de sho aw dɛn kin mek pɔshɔnal tul dɛn pawaful ɛn aksesbul, we de miks opin-sɔs prinsipul dɛn wit sataynabul divɛlɔpmɛnt.