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Richat @lemmy.ml

1w ago

GIMP

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What the hell is wrong with GNU Imp? And a little devil mascot? Problem solved.

yet it's GIMP YouTube decides to censor

We honestly should rename GIMP. It’s a bad name. I think a new and better acronym would substantially improve brand recognition. Something like:
Free Utility for Creative Kits, Brushes, Overlays, & Imaging
FUCKBOI
- ~~Free~~ FOSS Utility for Creative Kits Brushes, Overlays, & Imaging
  You forgot that for whatever reason we have to have an acronym in our acronym.
  
  FUCKBOI Utility for Creative Kits, Brushes, Overlays, & Imaging
  it's have to be recursive too.
- This individual for position of authority! I endorse this.
- There was a fork that did nothing but replace the name and graphics to GLIMPSE
  The gimp oss community is really fucking rabid about NOT EVER changing the name
  
  We should call it Fotosshop
  
  Probably because they never thought to change it to FUCKBOI.
  
  Based, Tbh
  We shouldn't fuck ourselves to the sensibilities of sterile bullshit corporate AmeriKKKa
- Had me in the first half, not gonna lie.
- Are you the person who write us law's titles?
- I genuinely believe Fedora would be far more popular if it had a different name
  
  M’distro!
  
  Like name it after something you don’t grab when you meet someone gallantly
  
  At least it's better than Red Hat.
- at least this one’s not an ableist slur, so there’s that!
  
  Honest question, what is the ableist slur being discussed?

created an image editor
named it GIMP
mascot is a furry face in a black leather mask with a brush in the mouth
is open source community okay?
- mascot is a furry face in a black leather mask
  That's what you see?
  I think a few Rorschach tests might be in your future.
  
  It’s supposed to be the Gnu logo in a gimp suit (mask)
- That face doesn't even look remotely like a furry that is closer to a boomerang or an actual wolf than a furry.

Also sorta funny since one of the best drawing apps for iPad is literally called procreate and agreed
- Hey look at that, you were able to describe the joke.
  
  Oof it def went over my head than lol

The Gimp is sleeping Well we're just gonna have to wake him up.
- It's not a motorcycle baby, it's a chopper. Did you get your blueberry pancakes?

I remember there was an effort to rename Coq, it turned out.. well? https://rocq-prover.org/
As for git.. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/git It doesn't seem it would be renamed.. However, got seems to be quite a nice acronym: https://gameoftrees.org/
- This is an outrage!
  Coq was such an excellent name. Short, memorable, unique, related to its origins and logo, as well as funny.
  
  coq_nvim exists with that name too
  
  And you can have two versions at the same time! And if you do, you can eat one while sitting on the....actually guys...

wat?
- "to procreate" means to reproduce, or breed, in english.
  
  Yeah I get that but the joke seems forced and lame.
- Procreate means to reproduce.
  The counterpoint references yhe fact that the GNU version is Gimp which is a term also used to refer to a submissive in an extreme fetish related domain.
  
  More traditionally it refers to someone with a limp.

GIMP doesn't mean anything though (besides for GNU Image Manipulation Program)? Why are you bringing it up?
- Yeah, GIMP is great, but its mask feature is just standout. Google "gimp mask" for more information.
  
  I actually only found instructions on GIMP.
  And the I changed from normal search to pictures to make your joke work.
- https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp
  
  That's the Wiktionary page for gimp. The program is called GIMP. It's an acronym.
- It stands for Green Is My Pepper.
  
  No, Pepper (& Carrot) is Krita lore.
- So innocent! 🥹
- https://piped.30p87.de/watch?v=PcZUjEWFpKs

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