Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP still maintained by GNU

[Pat David <patdavid gmail com>]

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> GIMP = GNU Image Manipulation Program:
>
> http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GIMP
>
> "This is a GNU package: gimp"

It was originally the General Image Manipulation Program...

I think what Alexandre means is that the project is maintained by the GIMP
maintainers, not really GNU/FSF in terms of development of the actual
project.


> > > Or has it more or less broken away from
> > > GNU and just has loose affiliation?
> >
> > Had it been caged?

> Once a software product is GPL'd it's always GPL'd, but that doesn't mean
> it must still proceed as part of the GNU Project.  It can be a spawned
> non-GNU project.  However, GIMP appears to be still a GNU project.

Yes, I'm fairly sure that Alexandre is aware of this.  ;)

Yes, GIMP is still a project associated with GNU.

pat
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On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 6:32 PM Rick C. Hodgin <rick c hodgin gmail com>
wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine <
> alexandre prokoudine gmail com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 1:13 AM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> > > Is GIMP still maintained by GNU?
> >
> > Was it ever?
>
> GIMP = GNU Image Manipulation Program:
>
> http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GIMP
>
> "This is a GNU package: gimp"
>
>
> > > Or has it more or less broken away from
> > > GNU and just has loose affiliation?
> >
> > Had it been caged?
>
> Once a software product is GPL'd it's always GPL'd, but that doesn't mean
> it must still proceed as part of the GNU Project.  It can be a spawned
> non-GNU project.  However, GIMP appears to be still a GNU project.
>
>
> > Alex
>
> Best regards,
> Rick C. Hodgin
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