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The problem with GIMP (www.spacebar.news)
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[–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I have no stake in this, but maybe just drop the 'p'?

GIM avoids the slur but is still very close to the current name.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Plus as an added bonus we can have the 'gif' pronunciation disagreement!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The good old JNU licence.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    easy enough to resolve, since the G stands for GNU just pronounce it the same as that, and since GNU stands for GNU'S not UNIX, it pronounces G the same as GNU, which pronounces G the same as GNU, which pronounces G the same as GNU, which pronounces G the same as GNU, which pronounces G the same as GNU

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Plus they could announce the rebrand by replacing the weird dog chewing on a brush with the same weird dog lifting weights

    Hitting the GIM.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Digital Image Editor

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