The source of Gimp 2.6.12 is now available as a stable version

Hello,
The latest gimp is now the Gimp 2.6.12.

ftp://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v2.6/

The binary packages for various supported platforms should become available soon

Source :
http://www.gimp.org/
http://developer.gimp.org/NEWS-2.6

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GIMP 2.6.12 Released - The Final 2.6 Release 2012-02-01
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GIMP 2.6.12 is a bug-fix release in the stable GIMP 2.6 series. Its purpose is mostly to wrap up all fixes that have piled up since 2.6.11 into a last release in the stable 2.6 series before we switch to 2.8. Please have a look at the NEWS file for a detailed list of changes.

The source can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org. Binary packages for various supported platforms should become available soon; please check the Downloads section.

Just like you, we want to see v2.8 out in the wild as soon as possible, but there's still a number of regressions that block this important release.

On a lighter note, v2.8 is going to have an updated default set of brushes for painting and a set of tools presets (new feature in 2.8 ). The work was done by Ramón Miranda (GIMP Paint Studio project) and Guillermo Espertino.

Meanwhile there is a considerable progress with the GPU-side rendering project we announced in November. Victor Oliveira has brought OpenCL support on GEGL to a level where GIMP can load an image to a GPU and process it there with a brightness-contrast operation. This is only the beginning, but it opens quite a few possibilities.
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Have a good day. Best regards.
Goum