Brad wrote: > You do realize that if gif support were in the main gimp package, then > the entire thing would have to go into nonfree, right? Since The Gimp is > GPLed, Debian has every right to remove gif support and redistribute those > sources to make the whole thing libre. If you really don't like that, > you're free to go download the sources and compile them for yourself.
I realize that Brad. Debian should rename 'the gimp' to 'debian gimp' when they take the legitimate liberty of modifying gpl software. And I did that: I fetched the pristine gimp from the gimp site. Ian Stirling