means that when you enlarge an image by scaling it, Gimp compares neighboring pixels, makes an assessment of their color and calculates an interme- diate color for the new pixels. This works well if you And Sc an n e r s Preparing For Security Well, we don’t want to jump ahead, but there are some adjustments you can do now that will enable you to raise the security level later on. You may have dependent installed under /opt/gimp, and libjpeg could be installed under /usr/local. After having raised the security by enabling sgid (set group id on execution) on the scanner program, the scanning program (e.g.

other program can do, including install back-doors on your system or otherwise compromise its security. Don't install a plugin unless it comes from a trusted source. These caveats apply as much to

any other program can do, including install back-doors on your system or otherwise compromise its security. Don’t install a plugin unless it comes from a trusted source. These caveats apply as much to the

any other program can do, including install back-doors on your system or otherwise compromise its security. Don’t install a plugin unless it comes from a trusted source. 177 CHAPTER 13. SCRIPTING 13.1