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Honest to gods, this conversation happened today, and it may have cost me a job opportunity. The customer was super impressed with my menu design and animation, and wanted to know who we got it from. When I said I did it, their face lit up! Too bad as soon as i said GIMP, they weren't interested anymore. Has anyone else experienced this? What do you say in similar situations?
what are you gonna do, ask for a refund?
GIMP but pronounce it JIMP, like GIF
This is the way
They OBV have never cared. But it's probably one of the larger reasons it's never taken off in business. Just requesting it in some places would get you an HR violation.
Hell if I'm going to let what some normie thinks make me second-guess the names of my tools
Why not rename it to Linux Image Manipulation Program?
Oh, wait...
Ok, then just Image Manipulation Program?
... oh shit.
LIMP and IMP aren't even moving the proverbial scale on "weird name".
What's wrong with IMP?
It's Linux so why not
Simple Open Creative Kit Software
"a program like Photoshop." Or just say Photoshop. Does it really matter to them?
Or: GIMP – it's kinda like Photoshop, but for free.
Why did OP make it so awkward? And it seems there's some implication that there was some opportunity there lost by just mere mention of the program, which seems like a big stretch. No need to be that insecure about the software you're using, the GIMP college garage copypasta isn't real. There's a chance they were just curious, got the answer and that was it...
All, true, but I'd probably just say Photoshop, and they'd nod, and move on. It's pretty much a generic term now, anyway, like scotch tape.
Hey, if you can code an excellent program while in a gimp suit...props to you.
I feel like a small drawback of (linux) open source is that everything is made by devs.
Sometimes I feel like a graphic designer or a marketing person might offer some really basic but solid advice... Like "don't name your app Gimp."
Discord is a terrible name for communication software, unless it's for arguments and disinformation.
Twitter. Not tweeter (which would make a bit more sense), but I suppose it's from "twit", another insult.
Git, also an insult. And then let's call sites GitHub and GitLab.
Names like iPad, ThinkPad, AnythingPad were all criticized for sounding like feminine hygiene products.
Most sites have a FAQ section, which non-native English speakers often read as "fuckyou".
And in russian-speaking countries "eBay" sounds vulgar to begin with.
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1: to utter successive chirping noises birds twittering in the trees
2
... a: to talk in a chattering fashion What are those people twittering about?
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I'll give you Discord and Git but the rest feel like stretches.
And yet they've all been normalized why GIMP is still a sex suit. 🤔
Also agreed eBay is vulgar. So much scam.
That's a bit like the people who lament the lost beauty of tattooed women with neon hair. Not having to please conventional norms to maximize market shares is a reward.
GIMP never have any bad connotation in English Asia language. So, people just hate the UI, not the name. Even my school lab actually installed GIMP.
Anyone who tried to bring GIMP into nonprofits and schools dealt with this problem. I cannot explain how many uncomfortable conversations I had with non-technical people.
And the defenders will continue to say GIMP's name is fine and still be shocked of the low adoption rate.
Maybe in America? I can tell you in most of the world, nobody would even think to give a fuck about the name, it doesn't mean anything. The word "gimp" isn't even popular enough.
This sounds like some weird copium: surely the app would take off and replace Photoshop long ago, if they just changed that damn name! There was one fork that thought that, with a different name, died shortly after creation. Because in reality nobody cares about the name.
I'd say it says more about the listener in that situation. GIMP is a great name for a GNU Image Manipulation Program, just like Fanny Pack perfectly describes a bag worn around the waist but you'd be surprised the looks you get in the UK for not calling it a "Bum Bag" instead.
The people the immediately assume it must have to do with sexual fetishes (or make that connection) just aren't as familiar with what the rest of the world has been up to.
It's GNU software. Fork it and name it however you want. That's the freedom that the G in GIMP offers.
Yes. That is a freedom.
It’s also a big reason why it’s not taken seriously. If you want to get into the orgs comment OP mentioned, your deployment solution can’t be “vendor this forever by creating a downstream build pipeline that only changes the name.” All of the documentation and internet coverage is also going to be using the wrong anyway. Comment OP is talking about adoption, not software freedom.
...in English-speaking countries.
I experienced no such problems recommending GIMP to people/organisations.
Honestly, how do they know the negative connotation of the word gimp?
Because if you go to the dictionary definition it is the most inoffensive word. At its worst it means weak, an insult barely worse than dweeb and dork. It's synonym with gumption, it comes from references to fabric, FFS. If you know what a gimpsuit is, or know gimp only as slang or an insult that's on you and your ignorant perversions.
I usually just say things like "I used an open source image editing tool. It's like Photoshop, but free!" and then don't elaborate further heh
It's >!Krita!<
If you're pressed further just use its long name GNU image manipulator. It's a unique name and every search engine will turn up the correct website for gimp when you search it. Or you could just use the letters. "I used Gee Eye Em Pee"
Using the long name (it's actually GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a good idea, but I have never actually had anyone press for the actual name Not giving the name also means I don't have to explain anything if I later used Inkscape or something else as those would also more or less fit the description I gave.
You could use Procreate instead. Oh wait a second...
Just pronounce it "JIMP" and watch the .gif pronounciation debate light up once again!
The G stands for GNU so maybe it’s NIMP or IMP