Post #1688093 · Elektrine

2026-04-26 10:16 UTC

I think they should keep both names and just have WLBR be the "enterprise" version. However, in non-English speaking countries, nobody has an issue with GIMP. And even my very religious and Murican MIL uses Gimp. She doesn't even know. If anything, those discussions further the association, as they come up when you google "gimp program sexual" or sth like that. It's short for GNU image manipulation program. I mean, you could short it to imp, or rename it to Picture & Image Manipulation Program (PIMP).

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@mech@feddit.org 2026-04-26 11:11

I propose Scriptable Image Manipulation Program (SIMP)

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@EmK@lemmy.ca 2026-04-26 11:39

It must be something that can't possibly be construed as sexual innuendo, like Linux Image Manipulation Program (LIMP)...

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@wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-04-26 10:37

Pimp it is then!

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@ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 2026-04-26 10:55

Gimp is really just a rare/archaic ableist slur anyway - like to refer to someone with a limp or otherwise a leg/lack of a leg that impedes their gait. I've never heard it used in my life. The sexual usage is from gay bdsm subculture in the 70s that the large majority of ppl who are aware of it are only aware because of Pulp Fiction. My vote is for pimp

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@zippy@lemmy.zip 2026-04-26 11:24

You have to set the WLBR_IS_GIMP env variable to get the new name. So I guess that might be what they going for, at least for now? I get what you are saying but IMO the old name was hurting adoption. Imagine the headlines if say some city or government announced they are moving to GIMP from photoshop or affinity.

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