Some are using Mac OSX, Solaris, etc, but most run some Linux distribution. Up till now there is one technical thing that unites all developers: None of them is using Windows as operating system. Most new features are added to darktable as an expert for, let’s say GPU computing, steps up and is willing to provide and maintain code for the new feature. But all love photography and like exploring the full information recorded by the camera themselves. The team is quite mixed, some have a professional background in computing, others don’t. In other words: None of the developers has ever seen (and most likely will ever see) a single $(INSERT YOUR CURRENCY) for the development of darktable, which is thus a project purely driven by enthusiasm and curiosity. We do not have any funds, do not provide travel reimbursements for conferences or meetings, and don’t even have a legal entity at the moment. The darktable projectĭarktable is developed and maintained by a small group of people in their spare time, just for fun. If any of our statements can be interpreted such, we want to apologize for that – and once more give the full explanation of our lacking Windows support.

Still, from time to time we encounter comments from people accusing us of ignorance or even disrespect towards Windows users.

We do not want to harass, insult or criticize anyone due to his or her choice of operating system. Due to the heated debate lately, a short foreword:

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