To be fair gtk moved away from them first lol. But this sounds like a good thing either way. It's off doing its own thing now. I think allowing GIMP to integrate with its host system better we'll make for a much more pleasant experience for everyone using it.

I'm old enough to remember when there were no binaries provided for gimp. Had to compile it yourself LOL. It's come a long way. Even if I do tend to use krita far more often anymore.