Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report
by extr0pian on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:34PM
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I could see it's name as an impedance toward adoption in a corporate environment. The name "GIMP" certainly doesn't inspire confidence in someone who's never heard of it before. GLIMPSE, a fork of GIMP, certainly has a better name.
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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report
by password11 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:39PM
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I don't think funny names hinder tool adoption. Photoshop is the standard because it's a better tool than Gimp, although it's non-free.
Companies adopted Git. They'll adopt Gimp if it's better than Photoshop.
Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report
by rogerclark on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:07AM
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FWIW, "git" doesn't have an insulting meaning to most people in the US. "Git" can mean "go" in some US dialects. I would guess that the average person here has no idea that "git" has any kind of negative connotation.
On the other hand, in the US, "gimp" is always either an insult, a derogatory verb, or the open source project.
Git is pretty universally known as referring to an ignorant and unpleasant person.
This is the perfect description for the git command.
Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report
by midoridensha on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:06AM
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No, it's really not. Inside the UK, your statement is true, but inside the US, most people have never heard of this.
Hmm, I'm Australian and it's very well known
Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report
by midoridensha on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:11AM
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Again, Australia and the UK are not like the US, and have different slang.
Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report
by GoblinSlayer on Monday January 30, 2023 @05:32AM
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Where universe fits in the borders of USA.
Our IT could care less.The name seems to rezonate in certain, puritan areas of the world.