On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Carol Spears wrote:
> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:51:34 -0800
> From: Carol Spears <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> GIMPDev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Why not allow the name to be con
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 06:11:39PM +, Alan Horkan wrote:
>
> I do not know if you are a native English speaker but the term gimp is has
> a very similar meaning to "cripple". If you look at the bug report I
> point to some comments where people other than me say they have
> encountered diffic
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, David [iso-8859-15] Gómez wrote:
> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:19:26 +0100
> From: "David [iso-8859-15] Gómez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-de
i have a question for you; you don't need to answer it to anyone but
yourself. what does the word gimp mean to you and where ever could you
have come up with this meaning?
when i hear the word gimp, i get a chuckle from a media image that some
pack of film geniuses inbedded into our collective la
Hi Alan,
> I don't think it is a good idea to change the project name.
So you kind of answered to yourself...
> It is a good sign that the gimp has improved so much that people are only
> left with the name to complain about :)
I don't complain about the name.
> I think it would be a fair comp
Alan Horkan wrote:
Some people have difficulty dealing with the connotations of the term "The
GIMP". I wont go into details again about why some people have issues
with the name, some even finding it offensive.
I still find it baffling that people would get upset about something
so lighthearted a
Some people have difficulty dealing with the connotations of the term "The
GIMP". I wont go into details again about why some people have issues
with the name, some even finding it offensive.
bug 168090 suggests a name change
(and it seems to be the first time anyone has wanted this enough to f