[gimp] NEWS: update.



commit 8370dcc890ba9553683173a015f8ccaa94894829
Author: Jehan <jehan girinstud io>
Date:   Sun Feb 20 18:10:56 2022 +0100

    NEWS: update.
    
    Forgot to mention the deprecation of webkitGTK based plug-ins. I think
    it's a big enough deal to be in this list of changes.

 NEWS | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 31c0e1b2f5..397b54f08f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ Plug-ins:
   - HEIF: bit depth heuristic removed for the settings. The plug-in just
     stores and set back the last used values as for other settings
     instead of trying to be "clever".
+  - help-browser and webpage are now marked "unmaintained" and building
+    them is discouraged, except for developers. The reasons are: the
+    multiple problems for building, while it is not even available on
+    Windows anymore (and unsure if it will ever be solved anytime soon),
+    bringing features which nowadays most people have with browsers
+    installed by default on systems (allowing to read the manual and
+    take full webpage screenshots).
 
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