...that I had to add my take to it.
Some additional info started on
DPR's Retouch forum.
For those confused with installing GIMP, it's not that difficult. You already have the links. Just download and install the GTK+ for the version of GIMP you are going to install first. Then install GIMP. This is an extremely powerful tool with features that do not exist in
PS (of course
PS has features not available in GIMP either, that's why I tend to use both). Watch out
PS when GIMP finally will work with 16-bit images.
SIOX and other fantastic features also makes my favorite image editor an exciting prospect.
If you want to go beyond 16-bit (32-bit to be precise), then check out
CinePaint (formally FilmGIMP). This one I'm following closely. When they finally clean out the bugs/issues with Glasgow, there will be a Window's version available.
And to carpman, I've not looked at Resynthesizer for a long time. Obviously they improved the speed which is a good thing. The smart remove Script-fu if fantastic (man I could have used this recently). Thanks for the link.