[ale] WinGIMP.com selling 'packaged versions' of GIMP 2.0 for Windows

[Geoffrey]

Sigmascape1 at cs.com wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I found out that the GIMP 2 has been released. I am going to update
> my Linux machines soon with this release, but I also wanted to find a
> packaged Windows executable to load on some other machines. I went to
> WinGIMP.com. Big mistake. WinGIMP is selling 'packaged versions of
> GIMP 2 for Windows for $79.95! There has never been a time when I
> thought charging for a CD or packaged version of GNU software was
> inappropriate, but $79.95??? I was thinking $4.95 or some other
> reasonable price, but this is not good. WinGIMP is also offering an
> 'upgrade' for $29.95 and other package pricing. For a while now, I
> have noticed this site selling GIMP, and that is fine, but who would
> pay this amount of money?
> 
> What do you guys think about this?

I think you should run Linux...  Although it's not a Photoshop 
replacement, I'd say, $ for $, you're getting a great deal on GIMP.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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