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| DATE | 2021-05-19 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Stupid ideas keep coming from gnome
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http://www.ximian.org/2020/04/
A problem with its name
The development of GIMP began in 1995, more than 20 years ago. This year
also saw the release of Quentin Tarantino’s cult film Pulp Fiction. It
is precisely from this film that the name of the software is taken,
especially from a scene considered shocking and violent. The word gimp
is also used in an insulting way in cases of school harassment or to
offensively describe a person with a disability. Many complaints have
been made to developers without them wanting to change anything, such as
the DPReview relay. For Glimpse developers, the new name will be more
appropriate for certain environments, such as educational settings.
GIMP interface development stalled
However, the project’s leaders are defending themselves against having
the name change as the only point of interest, even if this precise
point is the origin of the intention. Indeed, the teams in charge of the
GIMP interface have not met since 2012.
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jerks - when it works it doesn't need to be changed.
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So many immigrant groups have swept through our town
that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological
proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
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DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
http://www.brooklyn-living.com
Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps,
but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013
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