I always thought it was named after the character from Sex
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sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 hours agoUnfortunately 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 :/
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
Is that a movie called Sex? Pretty sure the developers didn’t know about that either
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
Yes, a whole franchise actually. Very popular online. Many of the films star the Gimp
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 33 minutes ago
Can you link the IMDb? ;)
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Because it’s not commonly used that way. If we avoided anything that had at some time been used as a slur, we’d only have about 3 names to pick from. (Of course I exaggerate, but it’s better than saying “it would retard growth”, isn’t it?)
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 35 minutes ago
Maybe people don’t say it around you. I’ve heard it, especially as a verb.
Grass@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Should have at least been GNUIMP. Maybe people would have used it.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 34 minutes ago
Why not just GIP Gnu Image Program? Manipulation is honestly kind of a given.