Dear Michael, If I were to summarize our conversation with GNOME Foundation a few months back, it would be this: GIMP has neither boss nor master, so should the name of this project be changed, it will happen on team's own terms — the decision, the timing, the name etc.
However, if your patience is running out, I encourage you to use https://glimpse-editor.org/ which specifically addresses your concerns. Alex On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 9:19 PM Michael Richards via gimp-user-list <gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > > Dear Gnome and Gnu Image Manipulation Program community, > > I formally request that the GIMP name be changed on the basis that it > violates the GNOME Code of Conduct. > > I make this request, not to cause trouble but to stand up against > unintentional - but no less harmful - discrimination. > > I want to be able to this software but I don’t feel morally able to because > of the name. > > I know this is under the FAQ - and that perhaps makes it even more of a > worthy conversation to revisit... because if you’re talking frequently asked > then these concerns are not just mine. > > I am a person with multiple disabilities. I, and others like me, face many > barriers, structural violence, and overt discrimination. All this together > creates great suffering for many. > > The response I read in FAQ about changing this software’s name is not > sufficient. > > https://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#i-dont-like-the-name-gimp-will-you-change-it > > I don’t think that this is intentional but it comes out of ignorance and > doesn’t reflect what I see as the spirit of the FOSS community. > > It essentially says, ‘we came up with a name we knew (or came to know) was > offensive 20+ years ago and we refuse to change or evolve.’ Moreover, it is > typical of the attitude towards people with disabilities as a marginalized > group - it says, ‘Your pain and suffering are not important. Our branding is > more important.’ > > This is in violation of the Gnome.org Code of Conduct. > https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/CodeOfConduct > > Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist language or otherwise > exclusionary language. This includes deliberately referring to someone by a > gender that they do not identify with, and/or questioning the legitimacy of > an individual's gender identity. If you're unsure if a word is derogatory, > don't use it. This also includes repeated subtle and/or indirect > discrimination. > Think of how quickly this software’s name would change if the name was a > derogatory term for another marginalized group. Terms I will not use even for > example because they are generally considered so offensive. The name of this > software is just as offensive. > > So, in the spirit of inclusion and doing no harm - I formally request that > the name be changed. It’s 2021, the world is hurting, we need to work > together. > > I am not asking this because I don’t want to support this software and the > community that uses it and develops it. I requesting this because I want to > support it. > > Sincerely, > > Michael Richards, BSc, (he/him) > Victoria BC, Canada > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
