From: Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks>
Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
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On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 16:50:09 -0500, -hh wrote:

> 
> ... as well as to post the receipt to substantiate your price claim.
> 

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

That's not the point of this thread.


> 
> Oh, I'm quite aware of that,
>

Oh sure, sure, sure.

If I had not indicated that obvious fact then you would have
never indicated your "awareness."

You must think that you are playing with stupid children,
otherwise you wouldn't play at all.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! 


> 
> Depends on the use case, as well as the business model.
>

No it doesn't.

>
>  there's invariably places for improvement & patches.
> 

Only regarding the UI and/or security.

Neither or which have any bearing on the original code. 



>>
>> FOSS, OTOH, has no such ridiculous concerns.
> 
> If that were truly a characteristic unique to FOSS, then Linux 
> (including Android) would never have had any security patch updates.
> 

As I already indicated, "security" issues have no bearing on the
original code.  They are at the very best totally optional.





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