About the whole naming issue. I feel that, for me at least, I would like for the Gimp to have a different name. This is not because I think that the current name might be taken offensively, but rather because I find many cute names convey a lack of seriousness.
I remember recently attending a local club for photography enthusiasts. The question came up of what image editing software various people used. Photoshop was a frequent answer, as one would anticipate, as were a number of other Windows based tools. I made mention of the Gimp, and people looked at me rather peculiarly. I went on to mention that it was a very powerful application and completely free, but beyond their bewilderment, not even a bit of interest was expressed. Now, not to cheer for the other guys, but had my image editor of choice been Pixel, I might have gotten an entirely different reaction because of the name. Even Krita, which connotes nothing but sounds kinda trendy would probably elicited a different kind of reaction. But Gimp? I might as well have been promoting a tool called PimpDaddy. A cute name just doesn't spell for me the kind of future user penetration I would like for the Gimp to have. Names do have value - do you think an image editor called 'Snuggles' would gain much traction with serious photo professionals? I don't, because just like 'the Gimp', it conveys a tool that doesn't take itself seriously. $0.02, Steve -- On 1/2/07, George Farris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2006-22-12 at 21:11 -0800, > I really do think we need to find a > better, less offensive name for GIMP, > > > and the sooner the better, so that we can put energy into supporting it, > > > and doing whatever we can to extend it's use instead of periodically > having > > > this disagreement. > > > > Yes *points at best post in thread* > > > > OK, look here is the real fact, bar none. Only the person who utters a > phrase, let me say that again "THE PERSON WHO UTTERS A PHRASE" in a > derogatory manor is the real issue here. Words mean nothing until hey > are said in a derogatory manor. > > GIMP means nothing to anyone until the person saying it gives it > meaning. We mean it to be a graphics program. If you went to a > handicapped person and showed them the GIMP and explained what it was > they would think nothing of it, unless they were used to using the word > in a derogatory manor themselves, shouting it out at other people. > These people are not worth changing the name for to put it bluntly. > > Cheers > > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
