Given the the OP's email address is in the .mil domain "safe" could mean anything from "plays nicely with other apps" to "wont endanger national security". Perhaps a little clarification would be in order.
On Wed July 6 2011 07:20:13 Stefano Rovetta opined: > I think the poster was not asking about facts (is GIMP safe?), > but about certifications (is GIMP certified as safe?). > > I don't think it is possible to reassure him about this. In fact, > the GPL has a "NO WARRANTY" clause. > > If he/his customer wants something certified, I think he has to pay > for the certification - which does not imply that the software > is actually safe (there is no a priori way to tell this), but only > that it has passed some tests. > > By the way... > > > > It is an application that receives > > > > services from the OS ? > > I don't know of any program that does not receive services from the OS. > At the bare minimum, memory management (virtual memory) and process > management (process startup and scheduling, execution) are up to the OS > in all cases. I don't know how this question should be interpreted. > > --Stefano > > > On Tuesday, July 05, 2011 09:39:39 am Baughman, Richard P > > > > USA CIV (US) wrote: > > > Good morning, > > > > > > Have a customer requesting GIMP 2.6.x for project > > > > starting within 2 weeks. > > > > > IT department requires the software to be tested and > > > > approved prior to any > > > > > new software being installed within our Enterprise. > > > > > > Basically I understand GIMP to operate at the > > > > desktop... > > > > > It is an application that receives > > > > services from the OS > > > > > ? what system ports (if any) are utilized by GIMP > > > ? does the program traverse internet (80, 8080, 443 > > > > etc ) > > > > > ? are there any known vulnerabilities > > > > > > Appreciate your time and assistance. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Gimp-user mailing list > > > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > > > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > > > Gimp is an Open Source program that runs on MSWin, OS X and > > > > Linux. It is similar in purpose to Photoshop but does not > > produce CMYK output, just RGB. > > > > To install Gimp you download it over the Internet. Please > > visit http://www.gimp.org for details. > > > > > > The user can click on the help facility and view the Gimp > > Manual in an html viewer. Other than that there is no > > operational connection to the internet. No ports are > > opened. It is a stand-alone local program. > > > > Gimp has been in use for many years on many systems in > > > > many shops. It is not scary. > > > > I know of no vulnarabilities. But I operate on Linux where > > > > vulnerabilities are seldom an issue. > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
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