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GIMP 2.7.2 Arrives, But Still Far From Belated GIMP 2.8

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 2011

” GIMP 2.8 was supposed to come last December and that deadline
was clearly missed. At that point it looked like it was perhaps
just a few months away, but only now is GIMP 2.7.2 even being
released.

“GIMP 2.8 is largely being held up by the new user-interface and
broken graphic tablets support, or at least that was the
explanation back in January. In mid-April we now finally have the
release of GIMP 2.7.2. 2.8 was supposed to come last December and
that deadline was clearly missed. At that point it looked like it
was perhaps just a few months away, but only now is GIMP 2.7.2 even
being released. “

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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