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corbintoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months ago

The problem with GIMP

(www.spacebar.news)

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The problem with GIMP

(www.spacebar.news)

corbintoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months ago

The GIMP name controversy, explained

www.spacebar.news

GIMP was named after a character in Pulp Fiction. More than 20 years later, the name remains controversial and could be holding back the project.

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I agree with this, but in open source there’s an extra layer of complexity: the “I don’t care about market share” dev attitude that’s sometimes admirable and sometimes frustrating.