[OPLINTECH] patron requests Gimp software on public PCs

[Tom Casey]

Greetings:

 

We offer the Gimp and patrons seem to like it. Personally, for free graphics editors I find Paint.net to be very easy to use. You can download it from http://download.cnet.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html

 

 

Tom Casey

System Administrator

Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County

330.744.8636 x 51612

 

 

 

From: Dan Will [mailto:willda at oplin.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:14 PM
To: 'Chad Neeper'; oplintech at lists.oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] patron requests Gimp software on public PCs

 

I agree Chad. If we had patrons requesting it, I’d install it. I used to install it as a matter of course as well & like you, I haven’t much lately. We have MS Office on all of our patron pcs & it has a photo editor (Photo Manager in MS Office Tools) that is pretty brainless to use for average user. It is definitely not a Photoshop replacement but works (especially to convert & compress photos).

 

Dan Will

Technology Supervisor

Meigs County District Public Library

willda at oplin.org <mailto:willda at oplin.org> 

740.992.5813

740.992.6140 (fax)

 

“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: 

the church that belongs to God and the public library that belongs to you.  

The public library is the great equalizer.” 

Keith Richards

 

 

 

From: oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Chad Neeper
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:57 PM
To: oplintech at lists.oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] patron requests Gimp software on public PCs

 

The Gimp is pretty patron-computer friendly. I used to install it on patron computers as a matter of course, but haven't so much lately. Mostly just because it caters to a pretty specific audience:  people that want to do advanced graphics editing (retouching photos...things of that nature). For the very casual photo editing, some of the other programs out there might be a little easier to use for novice users. Gimp is very powerful, but has a steeper learning curve in my opinion.

I'd say that if you have patrons requesting it, then by all means go ahead and install it for them! It's not difficult to install.

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Chad Neeper
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On 7/20/2011 1:45 PM, Marlene Pelyhes wrote: 

Hi all,
 
We had a patron request that we install GIMP on our public PCs.
 
I do not know much about it other than:
GIMP is a versatile graphics manipulation package. 
 
Does anyone else have this software on their public computers?
Do you add open source software to them.. on request?
 
thanks
Marlene Pelyhes
IT, Manager
Mentor Public Library
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