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General Information
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-This is GTK+ version @GTK_VERSION@. GTK+, which stands for the Gimp ToolKit,
-is a library for creating graphical user interfaces for the X Window
-System. It is designed to be small, efficient, and flexible. GTK+ is
-written in C with a very object-oriented approach.
+This is GTK+ version @GTK_VERSION@. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit
+for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of
+widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off
+projects to complete application suites.
+
+GTK+ is free software and part of the GNU Project. However, the
+licensing terms for GTK+, the GNU LGPL, allow it to be used by all
+developers, including those developing proprietary software, without
+any license fees or royalties.
The official ftp site is:
ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk