* Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [09-29-06 15:12]: > Roland Hordos wrote: > >"While all other credible opensource projects are gaining ground in > >a professional IT setting, the GIMP is being held back in the > >English speaking world because of the instant derogatory impact of > >the name. Gimp is a term in common culture that refers to a disabled > >person in a demeaning way." > > I've been using gimp for a long while now, right here in the english > speaking USA, and I've not once heard anyone comment regarding the name > and associating it with the word 'gimp.' > > I've also not heard anyone use the term gimp in the way you indicate in > a very long time. And I don't believe that's because people are more > politically correct these days. I think it's a term that just isn't > used in this way any longer. > > I think you're blowing this way out of proportion.
I agree. At any rate, a simple explanation that "GIMP" is an acronym rather than term which may or may not be received as a derogatory adjective should suffice. If it doesn't, the audience is already biased to the point of waisted effort. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
