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  • GIMP 3.0 will come with the next Debian release.
    When will that come out?
    When it’s ready.
    You can get a bit of an idea where in the release process we are by looking at this graph:

    Where the green and blue lines dip close to zero, there was a new release.
    Next release is probably planned for October 2025.

    Between releases, packages are only updated when it’s relevant for security or to fix bugs.
    Thunderbird and Firefox are a bit of an exception. Those programs are so complex that backporting security fixes to the current Debian version isn’t feasible. So Debian is forced to ship the new version when security issues in the current version become known.
    And they’re also not needed on servers, so the reduced stability doesn’t affect them.





  • Read “The Mythical Man-Month”.

    Basically, a team of 5-8 motivated developers can create high quality, medium complexity software extremely fast.
    But if the project is just a little too complex for one team of devs and you need more people, then you’ll need a lot more people. And a lot more time.

    Cause the more people you add to the project, the more overhead you have. Suddenly you need to pull devs off coding to bring new hires up to speed. You need to write documentation on coding style guidelines, hold meetings, maintain your infrastructure, negotiate with hardware suppliers, have someone fix the server room’s door locks, schedule job interviews, etc. etc.










  • “Unlimited PTO” is a meaningless term, and a trap.
    I have 42 days of PTO per year, plus 13 state holidays.
    I have a right to take those days off, they can’t be denied by anyone.
    And if I don’t take them, my team lead will have a talk with me in October at the latest, because the company would get in legal trouble if I didn’t get them.

    With “unlimited PTO” you have no such right to any amount of PTO.
    Sure, you could try to schedule lots of PTO, but it can just be denied (“not possible right now”), or if you take too many, you’re just fired.