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north korea literally uses linux on their computers
now thats just ignorance.
Explain the permanent state of GIMP's UI without deliberate sabotage.
lack of resources.
despite that, gimp's ui has been slowly but steadily improving for years. the latest iteration is not ideal but its a big qualitative jump and the best it has even been.
does the average Korean citizen have a PC of their own?
possibly, i'm not sure. i find it surprisingly hard to find information on nk in a language i can speak that's not obvious propaganda. i can tell they use linux because the os they use leaked, wish i knew more.