Comment 1 for bug 170722

The GIMP developers are exploring something simliar
http://<email address hidden>/msg09705.html

Given the Adobe Illustrator format is PDF based it might be
worth explorering for those interested in bieng able to
import AI files. (You might want to add a comment in those
bug reports, directing people to this request)

I hope a developer will take an interest in this but there
is so much to do and so little time to do it who know what
will happen.