https://skiesofarcadia.fandom.com/wiki/Pinta%27s_Quest
Also The GIMP is not named after a slur, don’t be ridiculous.
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vogi@piefed.social 5 hours ago
Just found out that the Gimp alternative “Pinta” shares its name with a rare human skin disease caused by infection with the spirochete treponema carateum (apparently). Which of course is miles better than to be named after a slur for disabled people, but still not the best SSO.
https://skiesofarcadia.fandom.com/wiki/Pinta%27s_Quest
Also The GIMP is not named after a slur, don’t be ridiculous.
Pinta is more like a fancy paint alternative.
It has layers but it way more accessable than gimp
Which of course is miles better than to be named after a slur for disabled people, but still not the best SSO.
Huh? Which software?
Unfortunately GNU Image Manipulation Program, when shortened to its 4-letter acronym and common name, is also a slur against people with disabilities.
The developers didn’t name it after the slur on purpose, but they also refuse to change it for some reason :/
I always thought it was named after the character from Sex
Gimp is a slur apparently
It’s something you might have called someone with a physical disability on the school yard in the 90s but I have not heard anyone use it in that way in a long long time
I’ve never seen it used as well, hence the “apparently”.
Even wiktionary lists this as Etymology 2 with little explanations
Thats also the spanish word for a pint!🍻
And a finnish word for surface.
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
I’ve never heard gimp used that eay luckily, only the sexual slave fetish thing.
Pinta is more of a paint.NET alternative than a gimp alternative