Paint.NET is Frustrating

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 20:50 — gfox

Pain.NET aggravates me. I don't use it very often (which is the problem), but when I do, the pre-release version that I have installed has inevitably expired. Their decision to prevent me from using the app until I upgrade is frustrating and angering. All I want to do is resize an image. I don't want to have to upgrade a perfectly fine piece of software for this.

I know that they really want me to upgrade, but forcing me to upgrade is horrible. Since this has happened to me before I think I am going to go ahead an uninstall it. My time is worth more than this. A long time ago I installed the GIMP. I might have to give that a whirl again.

Comments

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 02:44 — emd

Ah, different definition of

Ah, different definition of pre-release. With that information, yes an expiry date is dumb, I agree.

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 22:56 — emd

Hold on, you are using a

Hold on, you are using a PRE-release version of the software and you are upset that it doesn't work anymore?

And if it is perfectly fine, why not just buy it?

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 02:11 — gfox

Pre-release for them just

Pre-release for them just means it is in Beta. Also, it is open source, so I couldn't buy it. It is more light weight than the image editor I did pay for which is why I was trying to use it.

If an open source project wants people to use their goods, don't put up a stupid barrier like this.

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