On Fri, 2006-22-12 at 21:11 -0800, > I really do think we need to find a
better, less offensive name for GIMP,
> > and the sooner the better, so that we can put energy into supporting it,
> > and doing whatever we can to extend it's use instead of periodically having
> > this disagreement.
>
> Yes
> GIMP means nothing to anyone until the person saying it gives it
> meaning. We mean it to be a graphics program. If you went to a
> handicapped person and showed them the GIMP and explained what it was
> they would think nothing of it, unless they were used to using the word
> in a derogatory
About the whole naming issue.
I feel that, for me at least, I would like for the Gimp to have a
different name. This is not because I think that the current name
might be taken offensively, but rather because I find many cute names
convey a lack of seriousness.
I remember recently attending a lo
