GNU in India (2008): How GIMP Changed Mani's Life

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2021-07-06 22:53:00 UTC
Modified: 2021-07-08 19:11:29 UTC

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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Attribution: Abhigyan Singh and the GNU Education Team, which explained the work here

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