About GIMP

Introduction¶

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. The terms of usage and rules about copying are clearly listed in the GNU General Public License. There is a nice Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

GIMP History¶

• Prehistory - until GIMP 0.54 in 1996
• Ancient History - until GIMP 1.0 in 1998
• History - after GIMP 1.0

GIMP Stuff¶

• Linking to us, including images of Wilber
• Is it legal to sell copies of GIMP?
• GIMP everywhere - where and how GIMP is used
• GIMP authors and contributors

GIMP Manual Pages¶

The man pages for command line usage of GIMP:

• gimp (1)
• gimprc (5)
• gimptool-2.0 (1)

Important GIMP Links¶

• GNU Image Manipulation Program - www.gimp.org
• GIMP Privacy Policy - www.gimp.org/about/privacy.html
• GIMP Developer Website - developer.gimp.org
• GIMP Issues - GNOME Gitlab
• GIMP ToolKit - www.gtk.org
• GNU Project - www.gnu.org
• GNU General Public License - GPL

GIMP RSS Feeds¶

• Atom Feed
• RSS Feed
• GIMP Active Bugs