qbism is derived from GIMP's gqbist.c, written by Jens Ch. Restemeier . gqbist.c is available under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. Jens's gqbist.c in turn is based on an algorithm by Dr. Jörn Loviscach presented in c't magazine, 10/95 page 326. The article is titled "Ausgewürfelt - Moderne Kunst algorithmisch erzeugen", which roughly translates to "Modern Art Created With Algorithms."