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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro stated in post ifjfjf$19h$2@lust.ihug.co.nz on 12/30/10   
   7:36 PM:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   How so?  Seriously... what are you talking about?  And why compare OSS vs.   
   proprietary... I use *both*.  I primarily use Photoshop... it is pretty much   
   the king of image editors.   
      
      
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