History of GIMP

	Revision 5 . . October 1, 2001 3:52 am by Damian Yerrick [added batch processing; moved GPL part down; linked to win32 gimp]
	Revision 4 . . October 1, 2001 2:44 am by Zundark [merging with original article which someone deleted]

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The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a GPL program for creating and processing raster graphics (with some support for vector graphics). It can be used interactively, but, unlike most other graphical programs, is also fully programmable (currently in Scheme, Perl, Python and (experimental) Ruby). It can thus be used for CGI and in other non-interactive ways. The program was originally designed for the X Window System running on Unix or GNU/Linux but has since been ported to Windows.

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a program for creating and processing raster graphics (with some support for vector graphics). Its interactive interface deviates from the standard, but users quickly learn it. Unlike most other similar programs, GIMP can be controlled from programs written in Scheme, Perl, Python and (experimental) Ruby, allowing it to be used for CGI and in other non-interactive ways such as batch? color correction and conversion of images.

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GIMP and Gtk+ were originally designed for the X Window System running on Unix or GNU/Linux but have since been ported to Microsoft Windows.

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The first versions of the GIMP were made by [Spencer Kimball]? and [Peter Mattis]?.

[Spencer Kimball]? and [Peter Mattis]? started the GIMP project; it is now a GNU project licensed under the GNU General Public License.

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*[GIMP for Microsoft Windows]