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ABOUT
GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. It shares all GIMP's advantages, including the long feature list and customisability, while addressing some common criticisms regarding the program's interface: GIMPshop modifies the menu structure to closely match Photoshop's, adjusts the program's terminology to match Adobe's, and, in the Windows version, uses a plugin called 'Deweirdifier' to combine the application's numerous windows in a similar manner to the MDI system used by most Windows graphics packages. While GIMPshop does not support Photoshop plugins, all GIMP's own plugins, filters, brushes, etc. remain available.
 Due to the changes to the interface, many Photoshop tutorials can be followed in GIMPshop unchanged, and most others can be adapted for GIMPshop users with minimal effort.
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How Does Open Source Software Work?
According to the president of the Open Source Initiative (OSI),
to be considered open source, software must be readable by
humans and allow derivative works to be made from it without
royalties, among other requirements. Open source software
can be licensed - there are more than 60 such licenses and
two of the most popular, the GNU General Pulic License (GPL)
and the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license,
account for about 90 percent of the open source world. But
each license allows varying degrees of freedom. For
example, the GPL does not necessarily allow access to the
original source code, and the BSD allows users to make as
many copies of the software as they please.
When it comes to gauging how open source software performs
in comparison with proprietary software, we refer to a paper
published by a Harvard University group that applies a
complex form of mathematics known as game theory to the
problem. This paper states that the more programmers you
add to the development of software and the more modular the
software is, the better it gets. Game theory predicts that
open source software will be better than proprietary
software, for a lower cost, but the free market is now
determining how this will
all shake out. --- J.P.P.
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