On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:53 AM, Laxminarayan Kamath
wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:15 AM, David Gowers <00a...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Call it the Gnu IMP.
>>
>> This has to be facetiousness, doesn't it?
>
> What about "FreeMI" ? standing for "Freedom to Manipulate Images"?
> *if* the GTK
Incidentally, I like Stephen's 'Wilber/ Wilber Image Editor'
suggestion (in another related thread).
I'm envisioning someone using the latest GIT version because they
*have* to be up-to-date with the newest stuff, the program crashing
and destroying their work, and they cry 'No! WIEEE?'
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:15 AM, David Gowers <00a...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Call it the Gnu IMP.
>
> This has to be facetiousness, doesn't it?
What about "FreeMI" ? standing for "Freedom to Manipulate Images"?
*if* the GTK people want to rename accordingly, even that would sound
nice "FreeTK"
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Brendan wrote:
>> All the above comprise a significant factor in why forks are regarded,
>> at best, as a necessary evil. All forks dilute branding, which
>> introduces user confusion and repels potential users.
>
> I think it's incorrect to say it repels potential
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Christopher Howard
wrote:
> Stephen Griffiths wrote:
> When I mentioned "forking the project" I wasn't thinking of having a
> version of GIMP out there that was actually following a fully separate
> development path with a bunch of disgrunted GIMP developers. Rath
Stephen Griffiths wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 10:48 +1030, David Gowers wrote:
>> It doesn't really matter that much to the developers *what* it is
>> called, as far as I know.
>> The point is really the branding... changing name will definitively
>> LOSE a lot of users, no matter what the curre
On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 10:48 +1030, David Gowers wrote:
> It doesn't really matter that much to the developers *what* it is
> called, as far as I know.
> The point is really the branding... changing name will definitively
> LOSE a lot of users, no matter what the current name is or the
> intended na
Owen wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:37:52 -0800
> Christopher Howard wrote:
>
>> Hi. I've got glib 2.20.5 installed on my system through the package
>> manager, but apparently that is not good enough to build the latest
>> GIMP. I built the latest glib code from the git repo and installed it,
>>
Well, if we're going to do this discussion, I think I'll just
unsubscribe for a while.
Let me know when you guys decide to keep the name GIMP. Or
better yet, don't.
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:37:52 -0800
Christopher Howard wrote:
> Hi. I've got glib 2.20.5 installed on my system through the package
> manager, but apparently that is not good enough to build the latest
> GIMP. I built the latest glib code from the git repo and installed it,
> but when I try to bui
On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 19:41 -0400, Sparr wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:35 PM, vabijou2 wrote:
> > Lame, crippled, inept, deficient, or sexual deviant .
> >
> > I get that it's an acronym, but that doesn't mean it isn't incredibly
> > strange to want to associate a project that the develop
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:41 AM, vabijou2 wrote:
> So just because some old farts in Scotland may have good associations with
> the word, you think that renders the rest of the English-speaking world's
> interpretation silly? %-|
Personally, I think the question you just asks renders you silly (
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Christopher Howard wrote:
> John B wrote:
>> Well, if it's out of the question, then I guess I'll just shut up
>> before this becomes a big argument.
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Patrick Horgan wrote:
>
> The same site you cited has the following:
> Adjective
> gimp ( comparative more gimp, superlative most gimp)
>
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>
>
>
> Positive
> gimp
>
>
>
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> Comparative
> more gimp
>
>
>
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:35 PM, vabijou2 wrote:
> Lame, crippled, inept, deficient, or sexual deviant .
>
> I get that it's an acronym, but that doesn't mean it isn't incredibly
> strange to want to associate a project that the developers are proud of with
> any of these interpretations!
You
Lame, crippled, inept, deficient, or sexual deviant .
I get that it's an acronym, but that doesn't mean it isn't incredibly
strange to want to associate a project that the developers are proud of with
any of these interpretations!
. Mark
John B-12 wrote:
>
> I use Gimp frequentl
John B wrote:
> Well, if it's out of the question, then I guess I'll just shut up
> before this becomes a big argument.
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Hi. I've got glib 2.20.5 installed on my system through the package
manager, but apparently that is not good enough to build the latest
GIMP. I built the latest glib code from the git repo and installed it,
but when I try to build GIMP the configure script keeps seeing the old
gimp instead of the n
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:35 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine
wrote:
>> Worse, I seem to recall the Gimp mascot being referred to as "a gimp"
>> in multiple occasions on the website.
>
> You got it wrong. Mascot's name is Wilber and he thinks you should apologize.
No, John is correct: GIMP's mascot Wilber
Well, if it's out of the question, then I guess I'll just shut up
before this becomes a big argument.
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John B wrote:
I use Gimp frequently, and I find this pretty concerning.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp#Noun_2
There is no way I'm wearing a Gimp T-Shirt after reading item #5.
Worse, I seem to recall the Gimp mascot being referred to as "a gimp"
in multiple occasions on the website.
I
On 10/28/09, John B wrote:
> I use Gimp frequently, and I find this pretty concerning.
>
> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp#Noun_2
>
> There is no way I'm wearing a Gimp T-Shirt after reading item #5.
Fine with me. Don't wear it.
> Worse, I seem to recall the Gimp mascot being referred to as "
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM, John B wrote:
> IMO this would be a valid reason for a name change. Has that ever been
> considered?
Search the archives - this has been discussed to death... and there
will be no name change.
Chris
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I use Gimp frequently, and I find this pretty concerning.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp#Noun_2
There is no way I'm wearing a Gimp T-Shirt after reading item #5.
Worse, I seem to recall the Gimp mascot being referred to as "a gimp"
in multiple occasions on the website.
IMO this would be a va
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