Bring out The GIMP!
March 26th, 2004
The GIMP, that wonderful open-source freely-available easy-to-use Photoshop clone, has been finally released on version 2.0. New features include a more polished user interface, much improved text tools, handling of EXIF tags, channel mixing and other great features.
And whomever told you that the GIMP was for Linux freaks only, lied like politicians promising not to raise taxes.
If you need some help getting started using The GIMP, you can always consult the tutorials, Sams’ Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours or Grokking The GIMP (which are available online here and there respectively). For more advanced users, there’s always GIMP for Photographers.
Why bother pirating Photoshop when you can get something better legally and for free?
Never say I only tell you one side of the story. There’s an article on /. about The GIMP in the eyes of a Photoshop user. It provides an adverse view to the one I spoused on my note and could be of interest to those who hail from the Adobe world.