The last Open Source program that I downloaded was GimpShop, which is a program very similar to Photoshop. I have actually just recently acquired and learned how to use Photoshop for a class I took and I have to say that the program was quite expensive. I again was unaware that there was a free alternative, not that I could have used it for the class as it was specifically on Photoshop, however I certainly plan to use it now!
The look of Gimpshop is very different from the Photoshop, at least the version that I am familiar with. In GimpShop, the tool panels are independent from the main viewing area, which is not the way Photoshop is arranged. Also, the specific tools are in different places however the layers and channels modules are in the same place and are laid out comparably I actually like that you can move the tools panels around the screen and put them in different places. It just gives a little more freedom to the work space. Also thee were a lot more short cuts to the tools rather than finding them through a menu as in Photoshop.
As far as content, I was able to identify several duplicated Photoshop tools in Gimpshop and when I tried out a couple of them they appeared to operate in the same way as the software they were inspired by. Also, I found a couple of tools that I was not familiar with from Photoshop, though I am still a new user and it is possible that I just didn't know that they were available in Photoshop.
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