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Re:GIMP and GEGL in 2018 by ech000 on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @10:17PM (#18812554)
We're talking about marketing here, and if something leaves you with an odd feeling, it's no good marketing.

I must say as a non-native, I didn't knew gimp before and was not offended. Googling in incognito mode, I can absolutely see why people might want to avoid that.

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Re:GIMP and GEGL in 2018 by throes_death on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @11:26PM (#18812812)
I'm simply replying directly to the comment which is not about marketing.
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Re:GIMP and GEGL in 2018 by pbhjpbhj on Thursday January 03, 2019 @07:14AM (#18814548)
We're taking about freely sharing things by name, if there's a chance my boss is going to fire me just for mentioning the name of your product then I'm going to just avoid recommending it.

I've actually, conversationally, shared "gimp" with a couple of people in the past but I don't any more because I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable or think I'm making a joke at their expense. In a workplace I'm not sharing something that could get me facing a sexual harassment suit (it's not likely, but why risk it), or fired for offensive language (ditto).

This thread _is_ about marketing.

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