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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by password11 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:39PM (#34575819)
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.

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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by rogerclark on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:07AM (#34575970)
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.

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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by Gigachad on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:00AM (#34576302)
Git is pretty universally known as referring to an ignorant and unpleasant person.
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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by hulitu on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:18AM (#34576781)
This is the perfect description for the git command.
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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by midoridensha on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:06AM (#34577454)
No, it's really not. Inside the UK, your statement is true, but inside the US, most people have never heard of this.
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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by Gigachad on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:10AM (#34577481)
Hmm, I'm Australian and it's very well known
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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by midoridensha on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:11AM (#34577489)
Again, Australia and the UK are not like the US, and have different slang.
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Re:GIMP's 2022 Annual Report by GoblinSlayer on Monday January 30, 2023 @05:32AM (#34578008)
Where universe fits in the borders of USA.
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