I imagine it's related to how some neckbards on the internet are apparently extremely salty that Krita currently has a "furry" as a mascot, created by Tyson Tan.
I wasn't sure if it was a joke and I read another comment here that seemed to indicate that it was not. Thanks for clearing that up, unfortunately sarcasm is easily lost across the internet.
This is a good Christian household! The bible said no to boy kissing. But it said nothing bad about dressing up as a fox and fucking your partner who’s dressed as a cow.
Nah it's not furries. It is just the boykisser meme that is often made to call out a person that may or may not be in the closet and mock them. It mostly conveys itself as rage bait / just being annoying.
So if the krita mascot starts saying stuff like that, that's a valid reason to not continue using the software.
I do like the boykisser meme, but I'm just playing into the joke
From what I understand, most of Krita's development budget comes from income on Steam, with fund.krita.org being a smaller slice. Krita would effectively be in maintenance mode if they didn't have money to pay regular developers and maintainers.
You can still just get it for free on the website.
Blender has been on steam for years. As have other multimedia and game tools. For platforms like windows, it is one of the best auto update systems widely available.
Hello, 6 month Manjaro user
Why does everyone hate Manjaro so much? It works just fine (for me at least)
Are there better organization backed easy to use arch derivatives?
And that's not even up to date anymore. They let their SSL cert expire sometime in the last month. Again.
The real problem with it is that it's an attempt to maintain a "stable"ish downstream set of repos to give an arch-like experience, which is something that requires constant effort and diligence. Things the current devs do not provide.
If they can't even get automated certificate renewal set up (something that is extremely trivial to do), after years of that being a meme, what else are they not taking seriously?
And at that point, what is the appeal of Manjaro? Why not just use Arch?
Depends on your use case. Manjaro is in the unique position of having such a poor management track record, that almost any other Arch derivative (or, you know.. Arch) is preferable. They've let their SSL certificate expire for the 7th time just last week I think? I honestly haven't kept count, but it happened at least a few times. If it works for you, that's fine. I imagine most reasonable people don't really care. I personally dislike Manjaro for their poor track record managing their repositories or SSL certificates, their historically stupid approach to the AUR and the generally negative effect it had on Arch linux (tech support). Honestly I think Manjaro benefits most from its popularity in the tech influencer spheres and the fact that most of its userbase doesn't seem to question if a rolling release model actually makes sense for their use case.
It's been a few years so it may not be the same nowadays, but when I used Manjaro for a bit it was always just a matter of time before an update broke everything. Probably had something to do with chaotic-aur. It was great otherwise, though. I wouldn't let it get to you.
Now I use a Fedora Atomic distro, which is like... the opposite of risky upgrades.
They've had a few embarrassing slip-ups that are largely irrelevant to users of the distro. I used it for years and my partner still uses it. It's a perfectly fine distro.
I honestly don't understand people beefing with people they don't know personally. Like, sure, I'm not the biggest fan of furries, but hey, you do you, I like animals but just not like that.
Not using software because people you don't know like something you don't like????? So stupid. Be you, be proud.
(I'm speaking generally, not directly to you op, btw)
Even with the explanation, I still don’t get it either. I have some questions:
What is a boy kisser meme?
What is good or bad about being called out in reference to one?
Who was doing the calling out or being called? Was OP called out by Krita, Krita by OP, or some third party calling out one or the other? Or maybe a third party was called out by Krita?
What does this image have to do with Krita or the other OSS projects in the background?
Feel free to assume that I am old and not hip to what kids are doing these days.
A boykisser meme is a male furry rabbit(?) that kisses boys. It is usually paired with the caption "You like kissing boys don't you?" in a teasing tone, like this:
This is a good thing. However, the joke relies on the sarcastic nature of "being caught" liking boys. In an attempt to clear his name, OP claims it's time to uninstall Krita.
The "calling out" is done by the boykisser. Instead of liking boys, the meme is modified to say open-source software. Thus, the boykisser "criticises" the reader, and by extension, OP, of liking FOSS software.
The boykisser himself doesn't usually look like this (see the first image attached). He was modified in order to resemble Krita's mascot, Kiki. Attached below is Kiki's reference sheet, from the official KDE site for the mascot.
The eyes, the makeup around them, and the ears are pulled from Kiki's design and put onto the boykisser.
If you have any lingering questions, or I misunderstood the joke, please don't hesitate to tell me.
73 Comments
Paragone@lemmy.world · 72 pts · 178d
Being out-of-the-loop, what did Krita do?
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dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 178d
I imagine it's related to how some neckbards on the internet are apparently extremely salty that Krita currently has a "furry" as a mascot, created by Tyson Tan.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 101 pts · 178d
Why the fuck wouldn't Krita have a furry mascot? That's their entire userbase there.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 178d
I have no idea. There was some dweeb on this very instance going around spamming a Krita related thread complaining about it.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 178d
"My God, what are all these furries doing using an open source art program?"
Like, dude dove in the yiff pile headfirst and then had the audacity to act surprised.
Paragone@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 178d
Thank you people for telling me.
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BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 175d
Is that an ASCII version of the praying hands emoji?!?
Paragone@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 98d
Yes: I'm old, so emojis look fake to me..
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01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 178d
...then don't wear a t-shirt with the mascot...
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 32 pts · 178d
I googled but I can't find any kontroversy
Tja@programming.dev · 8 pts · 178d
Then use apt or yum or pacman!
grue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 178d
HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 178d
Nothing, OP's just saying things
XLE@piefed.social · 18 pts · 178d
Threaten OP's heterosexuality? /j
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 178d
The title is just a joke about having "boykisser krita" calling me out and and being angry at that smug face.
I ain't uninstalling it anytime soon.
anyhow2503@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 178d
No clue what your issue is, but if your standard for OSS is not being associated with furries, I've got bad news for you.
Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 178d
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 178d
Nah I'm fine with furries. Except the boykisser one (as a joke)
Updated the post with the explanation. The joke didn't land
anyhow2503@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 178d
I wasn't sure if it was a joke and I read another comment here that seemed to indicate that it was not. Thanks for clearing that up, unfortunately sarcasm is easily lost across the internet.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 178d
So you're OK with furries as long as they're not doing gay shit? 🤨
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 20 pts · 178d
This is a good Christian household! The bible said no to boy kissing. But it said nothing bad about dressing up as a fox and fucking your partner who’s dressed as a cow.
db2@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 178d
As long as they're dressed like a girl cow.
Nikelui@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 178d
Isn't a boy cow just a bull?
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 178d
Nah it's not furries. It is just the boykisser meme that is often made to call out a person that may or may not be in the closet and mock them. It mostly conveys itself as rage bait / just being annoying.
So if the krita mascot starts saying stuff like that, that's a valid reason to not continue using the software.
I do like the boykisser meme, but I'm just playing into the joke
custard_swollower@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 178d
Is it about Krita being on steam not for free?
If I’d use krita on regular basis I’d be happy to support the devs. Also, the license is the same as always - it’s open source.
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 178d
Why is on steam? To use it on a steam deck?
Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 62 pts · 178d
so you can pay to support them, just like how goblin tools is on the app store
mrmaplebar@fedia.io · 18 pts · 178d
From what I understand, most of Krita's development budget comes from income on Steam, with fund.krita.org being a smaller slice. Krita would effectively be in maintenance mode if they didn't have money to pay regular developers and maintainers.
You can still just get it for free on the website.
Eldritch@piefed.world · 37 pts · 178d
Blender has been on steam for years. As have other multimedia and game tools. For platforms like windows, it is one of the best auto update systems widely available.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 178d
Steam seems a bit of an odd place for it, but I don't really see a problem with it.
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 178d
Nah. Updated the post with the explanation. The joke didn't land
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 178d
Wait, so you have to first run Steam to edit a pic? Rather give them a donation i think.
sukhmel@programming.dev · 2 pts · 178d
Most things installed from steam run just fine without steam running
Bronzor@lemmy.ml · 39 pts · 178d
Krita is open source why the hell would you uninstall it?
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 178d
Updated the post with the explanation. The joke didn't land
clubb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 178d
No, it landed for me. Maybe it was less obvious than I thought.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 29 pts · 178d
???
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 23 pts · 178d
Ewww majaro
thurstylark@lemmy.today · 20 pts · 178d
I always read it as "major no" just to remind me.
Linearity@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 178d
Hello, 6 month Manjaro user
Why does everyone hate Manjaro so much? It works just fine (for me at least)
Are there better organization backed easy to use arch derivatives?
null@piefed.nullspace.lol · 19 pts · 178d
https://github.com/arindas/manjarno
And that's not even up to date anymore. They let their SSL cert expire sometime in the last month. Again.
The real problem with it is that it's an attempt to maintain a "stable"ish downstream set of repos to give an arch-like experience, which is something that requires constant effort and diligence. Things the current devs do not provide.
If they can't even get automated certificate renewal set up (something that is extremely trivial to do), after years of that being a meme, what else are they not taking seriously?
And at that point, what is the appeal of Manjaro? Why not just use Arch?
anyhow2503@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 178d
Depends on your use case. Manjaro is in the unique position of having such a poor management track record, that almost any other Arch derivative (or, you know.. Arch) is preferable. They've let their SSL certificate expire for the 7th time just last week I think? I honestly haven't kept count, but it happened at least a few times. If it works for you, that's fine. I imagine most reasonable people don't really care. I personally dislike Manjaro for their poor track record managing their repositories or SSL certificates, their historically stupid approach to the AUR and the generally negative effect it had on Arch linux (tech support). Honestly I think Manjaro benefits most from its popularity in the tech influencer spheres and the fact that most of its userbase doesn't seem to question if a rolling release model actually makes sense for their use case.
bilb@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 178d
It's been a few years so it may not be the same nowadays, but when I used Manjaro for a bit it was always just a matter of time before an update broke everything. Probably had something to do with chaotic-aur. It was great otherwise, though. I wouldn't let it get to you.
Now I use a Fedora Atomic distro, which is like... the opposite of risky upgrades.
NathanUp@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 178d
They've had a few embarrassing slip-ups that are largely irrelevant to users of the distro. I used it for years and my partner still uses it. It's a perfectly fine distro.
Lisk91@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 178d
I mean, it cured my addiction to pirated Cracked software (and countless hour of cleranup from virus and malware), so, yeah.
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 178d
And when you have to crack a newer version (because the old can't work on your $os) it's all bloated up.
The only thing I don't like about Krita is the color picker but I'm sure you can change that so I'm just lazy.
juipeltje@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 178d
sigh guess i'll have to put the mandatory "free as in freedom, not free as in free beer" over here
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus · 8 pts · 178d
And still available free as in beer as well.
This is a giant bucket of nothing.
yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 178d
I honestly don't understand people beefing with people they don't know personally. Like, sure, I'm not the biggest fan of furries, but hey, you do you, I like animals but just not like that.
Not using software because people you don't know like something you don't like????? So stupid. Be you, be proud.
(I'm speaking generally, not directly to you op, btw)
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 178d
Whats up with his ears?
clubb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 32 pts · 178d
It's meant to look like Krita's mascot, Kiki.
Take notice of her ears and her eyes.
KDE's official site about Kiki, from where I sourced the image.
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 178d
Cute, that makes sense!
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 178d
What ears? I see no ears.
clubb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 178d
The top details are actually her ears. Picture attached in case you've never seen a squirrel before.
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 178d
Whaat, I thought it was swedish where krita = chalk ?
bilb@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 178d
That's a funny coincidence.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 177d
chalk-coloured squirrel then
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 178d
But they are flower buds...
redsand@infosec.pub · 13 pts · 178d
Im recompiling Krita 6 just for you 💘
Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 178d
I think I need some context, what is a boykisser meme?
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org · 15 pts · 178d
Here, here!
Even with the explanation, I still don’t get it either. I have some questions:
Feel free to assume that I am old and not hip to what kids are doing these days.
clubb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 178d
This is a good thing. However, the joke relies on the sarcastic nature of "being caught" liking boys. In an attempt to clear his name, OP claims it's time to uninstall Krita.
The "calling out" is done by the boykisser. Instead of liking boys, the meme is modified to say open-source software. Thus, the boykisser "criticises" the reader, and by extension, OP, of liking FOSS software.
The boykisser himself doesn't usually look like this (see the first image attached). He was modified in order to resemble Krita's mascot, Kiki. Attached below is Kiki's reference sheet, from the official KDE site for the mascot.
The eyes, the makeup around them, and the ears are pulled from Kiki's design and put onto the boykisser.
If you have any lingering questions, or I misunderstood the joke, please don't hesitate to tell me.
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 177d
Ah! Thank you for the detailed explanation so I can properly enjoy this joke.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 178d
why uninstall it? (do not answer if you are not OP)
Tja@programming.dev · 14 pts · 178d
You can't tell me what to do!
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 178d
Updated the post with the explanation. The joke didn't land
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 177d
i see
i thought that might be the case, but it was not clear at all
thanks
meow@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 178d
Tooooo many arch using femboys, why not gentoo? Or is that just for cracked eggs? :3
TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 178d
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 178d
WTF? Why is this shit post upvoted?
Renat@szmer.info · 2 pts · 178d
Why not
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 178d
Because why is it time to uninstall Krita?
Krita is an excellent open source project.
bilb@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 178d
I don't think OP means it, to be fair. They are being jocular.
Buffalox@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 178d
Really? What gave you that vibe?
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 177d
OP's edit has clarified this now
luciferofastora@feddit.org · 3 pts · 178d
Once I understood it, I found it funny. I just needed to spend ten minutes crawling the comments to learn about the meme this is a parody of.