I often wonder this, why is the icon for GIMP a cat/dog thing?

[Legendary_Bibo]

Instead of an um...image of a gimp? I'm kind of curious really.

[Kai69]

The official mascot of GIMP, Wilber was created by Tuomas Kuosmanen (tigert) at some point before September 25, 1997; since then Wilber has received additional accessories from other GIMP developers.[37] Accessories for Wilber can be found in the Wilber construction kit, included with the GIMP source code.[37]
Wilber is also used as a free software cultural reference outside of GIMP, for example Wilber can be played as a racing car driver in SuperTuxKart along with other free software cultural icons.[38] In addition to being referenced in other software projects, Wilber has been shown on the side of the Bibliothèque nationale de France as part of Project Blinkenlights.[39]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP Hope this answers your question

I think it was something the devloper first drew using Gimp

[undecim]

I often wonder this, why is your avatar a cat/human thing?

[Legendary_Bibo]

I often wonder this, why is your avatar a cat/human thing?

My avatar is Avatar.

[pwnst*r]

My avatar is Avatar.

I've been wondering why the eyes and tongue all messed up and cheap looking?

[Legendary_Bibo]

I've been wondering why the eyes and tongue all messed up and cheap looking?

Boredom and an absence of an abundance of ideas.

[pwnst*r]

Oh.

[standingwave]

Instead of an um...image of a gimp? I'm kind of curious really.

[Hman242]

What is Wilbur anyway?

[BoneKracker]

What is Wilbur anyway?

Wilbur is a dog; specifically, a Chinese Crested. The icon was from back when GIMP started, when Wilbur was still young.









Wilbur is now in a nursing home, but he still enjoys playing checkers, watching Jeopardy, and sniffing the nurses' crotches: