[CinePaint] Potential CinePaint user seeking reassurance

I am considering using Cinepaint instead of the Gimp and would like to 
politely ask if CinePaint can fill the bill. My reading up on the 
project history tells me that there is not always pleasant interaction 
between the two projects and I really don't want to dig into the open 
wounds, I only ask because a) I've never heard of CinePaint while Gimp 
is a high profile project and b) CinePaint is still pre 1.0 release 
which may reflect stability, but it may also reflect nothing at all, 
hence the reason I thought I'd ask :)

I'm in the process of moving away from Photoshop (I recently moved to 
Linux and would like to totally rid myself of the proprietary world), 
and am deciding if investing the time and effort learning CinePaint is 
worthwhile or if staying with the Gimp is a safer bet.

In short, is CinePaint stable both as a project and as a codebase, and 
can I rely on it for production work?

Thanks in advance for your comments,

السلام عليكم
- Naz,


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