The problem with GIMP (www.spacebar.news)
from corbin@infosec.pub to technology@lemmy.ml on 03 Jun 2024 18:49
https://infosec.pub/post/13201540

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CaptObvious@literature.cafe on 03 Jun 2024 19:59 next collapse

So there isn’t actually a problem with GIMP.

Noved@lemmy.ca on 03 Jun 2024 21:35 next collapse

Gnu Image manipulation program, no? What a dumb article

flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works on 03 Jun 2024 22:40 next collapse

I really fail to see the problem. The open source community has long had a tendency for wacky names.

Aradina@lemmy.ml on 03 Jun 2024 22:58 collapse

Its such a shitty backronym. All because someone had watched pulp fiction and decided it was funny.

Gimp is never going to spread as much as it needs to because of this name. Imagine telling your mother that she should go download “gimp” without feeling embarrassed.

refalo@programming.dev on 04 Jun 2024 01:50 collapse

I don’t think the name is why it isn’t used so much. I think it’s because it’s un-intuitive and almost incomparable to non-destructive/parametric professional programs. You can’t even change text after applying a style… for many, things like this makes it practically useless for real work.

Someone already tried to fork GIMP in order to change the name (Glimpse)… it didn’t work and they gave up.

Aradina@lemmy.ml on 04 Jun 2024 22:40 collapse

I’m not saying its solely the name, I’m saying its the earliest stumbling point for getting people to use it

refalo@programming.dev on 05 Jun 2024 04:11 collapse

The only time I have ever heard of anyone complaining about the name were literally the Glimpse devs themselves.