Gimp really ought to rebrand myself. I mean come on, who wants to use a program with that name? Even IMP is a hundred times better and lends itself to some impish branding assets.
for non native English speakers this often isn't an issue as the English word gimp is rarely used, so there is a good chance to more associate it with the software then the meaning behind the word.
It’s a terrible name, period. A substandard piece of software already has enough issues with marketing itself. Naming it with a word that means “cripple”, no matter how often it is used, is just such a poor decision that it’s not really surprising that no one cares about the app.
Yeah I would love for them to change the name. I always wince when talking about it to someone who doesn’t know what it is. I have fallen back to “GNU Image”with some crowds :)
