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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message <4d19e39e$0$12835$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmonster.com>,   
   amicus_curious wrote:   
      
   > "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in message   
   > news:ifbvqm$m7d$9@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >   
   >> In message <4d1953ba$0$28923$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmonster.com>,   
   >> amicus_curious wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Gimp is a pretty cheesy imitation of Photoshop and even pretty lousy   
   >>> when compared to Paint Shop Pro.   
   >>   
   >> And yet it has features beyond those of either, as I mentioned   
   >> previously. Plus the option to interoperate and synergize with a whole   
   >> bunch of other Free Software tools.   
   >   
   > No it does not.  apparently you have no use for it either.   
      
   I use Gimp all the time, so I know whereof I speak. And I use it in   
   conjunction with other tools, like Inkscape, Blender, Python, ImageMagick—a   
   whole host of things.   
      
   Part of a massive ecosystem which blows any proprietary apps right out of   
   the water.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)