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
