@sldrant @andypiper I had to (was forced) to switch away from Corel's Aftershot Pro 3 (the neglected stepchild of Bibble Pro), when they seemed to stop decent dev on linux and I was stuck with an essential encryption library version problem. Wasn't named the same or even seemingly compatible with Open SuSE (tried `ln -s` in various forms). It stopped me using my camera very much.
A couple of months ago, I used a bonus/raise to buy a new Canon R6 Mk 2 and decided I'd try Darktable. I have some issues with how deeply technical it is, but having worked in IBM for so long (as you know), I'm used to confronting tech arguments with ease of use and usability arguments (& evidence).
I have been in touch with their developers once and they seem like a good bunch. I'd like to form a contributing relationship to help improve their UI experience. In fact, if you or anyone else has observations on how you use photo processing and cataloging software, please let me know (directly or hashtag #digitaldevelopment) or if it's Darktable, raise an issue or feature request on https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable.
To start with, I'm compiling as complete a set of use cases as I can think of around cataloging.
I occasionally use Adobe Light room on my Mac. Results good, UI is meh! Don't like using such overtly proprietary and greedy company's tools (Leasing what I used to buy outright)
Happy to share details & experiences if you want.