Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)
On 12/27/2011 11:44 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 04:30, Patrick Horgan phorg...@yahoo.com 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 _only_ response that I have ever gotten was the limp and the sexual fetish. The etymology may go back to different meanings, but for people who lived in the last few decades only the negative connotations remain. Try it, ask someone What is a proton?, What is a hard drive?, What is a gimp? and see what answers they give you.\ Ok. I did. I asked a lot of random people and about half had no idea, and most of the rest said it was a limp. Interestingly, younger geeks (don't get started on possible meanings of THAT!) all knew it was an image editor. Apparently people who want to do things like mod skins for minecraft prefer GIMP. No one said the sexual fetishist, but I probably don't run in the right circles for that. ... yet more elisions ... In any case, I have no vested interest in promoting GIMP adoption, I have only presented it as part of my job. I present my findings to those who might find them actionable, here on the list. I won't appeal to emotion or argue about it, 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). That's a fairly extreme metaphor to use right after saying you wouldn't appeal to emotion, no? I've introduced some to GIMP and found others already using it and no one has mentioned being put off by the name yet. I believe that it offends you but I think you're an outlier. Patrick ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)
On 01/01/2012 07:42 PM, Frank Gore wrote: I think I speak for 99% of the list subscribers. or more :) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:29, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net 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 perfectly!) Chimp: Charismatic Image Manipulation Program Chimp: Clever CH* or C* H* words here Image Manipulation Program Prima: Practical Image Manipulation Application Prima: Clever PR* or P* R* words here Image Manipulation Application Image: Image Manipulation Application by GNU E* Imagine: Image Manipulation Application by GNU I* N* E*. Oriaa: Open Raster Image Alteration Application I could go on... -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)
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 rubber body suit with mask, zips, and chains Names are more than a collection of sounds, they have meanings and derivatives. Furthermore, they evoke past experience. When I hear the sounds pa trik I think of a volunteer I once met who had a way with women and once broke a toilet. The name has funny and playful connotations for me. Likewise, when I hear the sound gi mp I am reminded of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN2-I31Imis 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? So we'll do another BDSM flavoured splash screen to keep you entertained, shall we? And this time let's go for something really disturbing :) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list