On 08/19/2011 07:19 AM, bktheman34 wrote: > Forgot to mention, when you click on the apparent source forge link, it > starts to download the file from freefr.dl.sourceforge.net > > Whereas the links from the official website point to this page on source > forge: > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-win/files/GIMP%20%2B%20GTK%2B%20%28stable%20release%29/GIMP%202.6.11%20%2B%20GTK%2B%202.16.6/gimp-2.6.11-i686-setup-1.exe/download > > Perhaps I am being overly cautious - but people I know have told me they have > installed gimp, and other nasties at the same time from the offending website. > > IMHO this is more a case of "buyer beware" - - I do find it offensive (and I suspect AAdobe is somewhat annoyed at GIMP being termed "free Photoshop" but that's their worry).
People who pursue such paths without a modicum of due diligence sort of get what they deserve. I hope we're not tending toward a national belief that making silly mistakes "should be illegal". _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
