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Re: the gimp?



Brad wrote:

> You do realize that if gif support were in the main gimp package, then
> the entire thing would have to go into nonfree, right? Since The Gimp is
> GPLed, Debian has every right to remove gif support and redistribute those
> sources to make the whole thing libre. If you really don't like that,
> you're free to go download the sources and compile them for yourself.

I realize that Brad. Debian should rename 'the gimp' to
'debian gimp' when they take the legitimate liberty of
modifying gpl software. And I did that: I fetched the
pristine gimp from the gimp site.

Ian Stirling


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