Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)

2012-01-01 Thread Patrick Horgan
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
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Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)

2012-01-01 Thread Burnie West

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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Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)

2011-12-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
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
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Re: [Gimp-user] OT: Gimp name-picking (Was: Need help repairing image)

2011-12-26 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
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
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