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GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade (www.gimp.org)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by Vosh@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] oeuf@slrpnk.net 11 points 20 hours ago

Why should they change the name just for the vanity of Americans who have a dual meaning for the word, and make it difficult for the whole rest of the world to find tutorials and documentation going back decades?

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

have you not met many Americans ?

they're also big into CBT with their GIMP, or their therapist. i can never remember which one

[-] l3mming@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It's not just awkward for Americans, but for the entire English speaking world - at least 470 million people. How can anyone seriously recommend a business use a program called GIMP? It is a massive hurdle to adoption in the corporate world. They should change the name, or at least create a business-oriented alias.