No one. No one remembers it fondly because it’s got a “quirky” name. That’s not how software works. People use software because it’s useful. Not because it’s edgy or has memorable branding. I would rather a competent design tool period. The name is irrelevant. We aren’t selling cookies or an energy drink. We are empowering people to get things done. You think your spoon with a hole in it is going to sell because you call it “Faggot”?
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DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 4 weeks agoI guess you can’t quantify how much the name has helped it. How many people remember it because of its quirky name. Without knowing both numbers it’s hard to know if it’s a net positive or negative.
ultratiem@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Meanwhile I still don’t know what gimp is besides it being a graphics software.
Liz@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
A gimp is any of the following:
The last three I got from the internet.
Mint@lemmy.one 4 weeks ago
Gimp is a slur for people with physical disabilities in the UK at least
Liz@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
It’s kinda a slur in the US in the sense that people claim it’s a slur, but I’ve never heard anyone actually use it that way.
ultratiem@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Same in Canada and the US. If someone calls you a gimp, it’s a derogatory term that belittles your physical abilities.
Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Ok, now the name is actually weird.
reka@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
“Eww, like the coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some lacemaking techniques!? That is just a bit gross don’t you think?”