On 11-12-26 03:32 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
Patrick -> Patricius -> patrician ->Honourable Man
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) lists the definition as "an aristocrat
or nobleman" with a North American specific meaning of "a member of a
long-established wealthy family". A third definition g
On 01/01/2012 07:42 PM, Frank Gore wrote:
I think I speak for 99% of the list subscribers.
or more :)
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On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I only state what I find: the name GIMP
> is tainted. You might as well name the program Swastika (which was a
> symbol of peace before the Third Reich).
WOOHOO! Godwin's Law!!! Now this worthless topic can finally be PUT TO REST!
...for anot
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 2:44 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I only state what I find: the name GIMP
> is tainted. You might as well name the program Swastika (which was a
> symbol of peace before the Third Reich).
WOOHOO! Godwin's Law!!! Now this worthless topic can finally be PUT TO REST!
...for anot
On 12/27/2011 11:44 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 04:30, Patrick Horgan wrote:
>> ... elision by patrick ...
>>
> Thank you for that insight!
You're welcome.
>
>> ... more elisions by patrick
> I have asked both native English speakers and ESL about the name Gimp,
> the _on
It's just funny! It's a play on the idea that it's the
not-quite-capable version of Photoshop.
At least they didn't name it SIMP!
>:)
On 12/28/11, andrew.alangdondavies.es wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:29, Steve Kinney wrote:
>>> May I suggest that if you
>>> want to change the name, sugg
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:29, Steve Kinney wrote:
>> May I suggest that if you
>> want to change the name, suggest a better one and make a case FOR your
>> proposed name?
>>
> > Rima: Raster Image Manipulation Application
> Chimp: GNU Image Manipulation Program (the acronym does not have to
> m
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:29, Steve Kinney wrote:
> May I suggest that if you
> want to change the name, suggest a better one and make a case FOR your
> proposed name?
>
Rima: Raster Image Manipulation Application
Chimp: GNU Image Manipulation Program (the acronym does not have to
match perfectl
On 12/28/2011 02:44 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
[...]
People who are not familiar with the GNU
Image Manipulation Program but are familiar with the negative or
sexual connotations of the word "gimp" will eschew the GNU Image
Manipulation Program bases on t
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 04:30, Patrick Horgan wrote:
>> Patrick -> Patricius -> patrician ->Honourable Man
> Not quite right. I don't believe that patrician has ever meant an
> honorable man. Patrician is from the Middle-English patricion,
> derivative (via ancient French) of the plural of the l
On 12/26/2011 12:32 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 20:57, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
>> I'm sure you are a terrific person, also, but the name in no worse in it's
>> stead than "Dotan".
>>
>> Or, for that matter, Patrick/paka
> Patrick -> Patricius -> patrician ->Honourable Man
Not
On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 22:50, Alexandre Prokoudine > It's been only,
what, a mere month since the last discussion on the
> meaning of "GIMP"? Yeah, it's about time we all were reminded of Pulp
> Fiction. Why did it take you so long?
>
Sorry, I missed the last one. I read the list on-off depending
On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Patrick -> Patricius -> patrician ->Honourable Man
> Dotan -> A biblical valley near my home
> Gimp - > A flat trimming of silk; A physically disabled person; A
> sexual fetishist who likes to be dominated and who dresses in a
> leather or rub
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