On Mon, 15 May 2006, Fennec wrote:
> Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 15:11:17 -0400
> From: Fennec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: GIMP Developer
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp connotations ?
>
> Well... I don't think I've even seen an IBM product with a name as bad
&g
À (At) 15h11 -0400 15/05/06, Fennec écrivait (wrote) :
Well... I don't think I've even seen an IBM product with a name as
bad as The GIMP. I think a name change would be a good idea- it
might be a little damaging in the short term, yes - just imagine all
the fun that the various Linux distros wou
Fennec wrote:
> You'd need a real initiative from the real Top Brass people to change
> the name, though, or it would never happen - until then, arguments about
> it are just so much hot air.
ACK.
BTW, the "The" isn't part of the name, although it has been used a lot
in the past (including my si
Well... I don't think I've even seen an IBM product with a name as bad
as The GIMP. I think a name change would be a good idea- it might be a
little damaging in the short term, yes - just imagine all the fun that
the various Linux distros would have, for instance - but would probably
lead to a
William Skaggs wrote:
> The results returned from Googling for "define: gimp" include these:
> Sadomasochistic practice often features in the notion
> of the gimp, with a partnership between gimp and dominatrix (or dominant).
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimp_(sadomasochism)
Imagine how a gimp
Florent Monnier wrote:
> What are these funny connotations in the English language ?
> Could someone explain me ?
The results returned from Googling for "define: gimp" include these:
# lameness: disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
# limp: walk impeded by some physical lim
Also, Gimp == cripple, pejorative (sometimes derogatory, insulting, bad) term for someone with a disability - i.e. "After twisting his ankle, he sure is a gimp".
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On 5/14/06, Florent Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In all seriousness I would not risk putting the word "gimp" anywhere on> > my CV and I have had funny reactions (funny weird, never funny ha ha)> > when explaining the GIMP to users not already familiar with it.
>> Remember that not in all
> > In all seriousness I would not risk putting the word "gimp" anywhere on
> > my CV and I have had funny reactions (funny weird, never funny ha ha)
> > when explaining the GIMP to users not already familiar with it.
>
> Remember that not in all languages the "gimp" word has funny connotations,
>
