This thing rocks!
Best feature is the shaped brush cursor. Now you can see were you place this huge dirt-brush. Doesn’t work with really big brushes and tabet but we’re on the right way.
D.
P.S. I just posted this while waiting for the Fiber 2.0 script.
I’ve been using the GIMP 1.3.x series since 1.3.14.
I love it!!
Thanks for heads up on the new version!!
You must have missed my thread: “Gotta Get the GIMP” 
Hey, and if you like the brush feature, wait until you find the bumpmap feature, or my personal favorite: ‘make seamless’ There is also a feature that will allow you to quickly create stereo 3D.
I talked about new features…
/me is stuck with windows.
/me is stuck with gimp 1.2.4
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Brian
On the site www.gimp.de (which is down…) someone posted a screenshot of Gimp 1.3.xx on a windows box. Maybe you should start a google session…
Good luck!
D.