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Ygg2 on Aug 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gimp development release 2.99.12 includes initial ...

> I have a hard time seeing anything named "Gimp" ever becoming a great alternative for Photoshop.

Name is least of Gimp's concerns. Backronym it to GNU/Gnome Imp, presto.

Bigger problem is they took so long to add CMYK support.

crote on Aug 28, 2022 [–]

What's wrong with its current acronym, GNU Image Manipulation Program?

Ygg2 on Aug 28, 2022 | [–]

I said it's the least of its concerns.

Some people consider gimp to mean some kind of bdsm latex freak.

Rebrand it as GNU imp, put some wings on mascot, presto. Problem, solved.

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