The future of colour management

[afre (Alan)]

Resources, education, participation, outreach and engagement are important for the future of colour management. The goal of this thread is to continue the discussion of these topics from Wayland color management. Context (among other relevant posts):

Wayland color management

I can contribute nothing to the technical aspects of this discussion. This post from @Hevii_Guy and the quote of @asn, though, is super important I feel (and @Hevii_Guy did an outstanding job of enumerating steps and a path forward). A successful outreach and engagement is vital to helping frame the problem in real-world terms and benefits for users and we should help raise awareness and understanding. I am hoping that some of these things are happening on this topic now and welcome any furth…

Wayland color management

There is a way to tell all of those people about color. We need a color talk an give it at all FOSS conferences. You need to teach users and developers why they want color management. It is not only important for graphics designers or developers, also for all the rest that UIs look the way they have been designed. And if you enjoy great photos you want that it look correct and not green, magenta or blueish. Create a talk and visit conferences, then the pressure on wayland to implement it will …

Wayland color management

This can’t be stressed enough. If the benefits aren’t presented from the perspective of those who one wants to convince, it’ll be a very difficult if not impossible challenge. I’m sure that simply pushing the rationale from this side’s perspective alone would soon degenerate to an unproductive pissing match between head-strong parties, each claiming that “mine’s bigger than yours” or “my logic is more logical than yours” - if they even agree to listen to each other in the first place. Message …

[paperdigits (Mica)]

I will see if I can track down any Wayland devs at SCaLE, buy them lunch in exchange for listening to me!

[Hevii_Guy]

@paperdigits

I will see if I can track down any Wayland devs at SCaLE

Great idea, Mica! Perhaps we can get some of the other talented experts here to help craft a consistent message which you could then use as a guideline and springboards in your discussions. The bullet summary and backup might be a helpful format.

Please note that, unlike me, in no way am I suggesting that you’re not technically capable of having such a conversation with the Wayland devs! However, since we’ve got a great talent pool of colour/display experts available here at this forum, it might be worthwhile to consider using this valuable resource to our advantage.

If you think that there’s merit in this suggestion, once you’ve all agreed on the key points and written them out, take a breath, step back and try to put yourself diametrically in the shoes of the devs. Does the message resonate? If you can’t see any clear “what’s in it for me” benefits from what you think their perspective might be, tweak it until they become obvious. Maybe if presented to him first, @swick would be kind enough to offer his “insider” insight.