The GIMP name controversy, explained
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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.
  • livus
    130·
    4 months ago4 months ago

    Having spent ages trying to adopt it and failing like 20+ years ago it’s just crazy to me that every time I give it another chance, it still doesn’t have non destructive editing and is still a non-intuitive UI from hell. It feels like they want it to be like this.

    • yistdaj
      70·
      4 months ago

      They’ve been working on GIMP 3.0 for over a decade, which has non-destructive editing, as well as an upgrade to the UI toolkit (although actual UI changes are still to-do). They don’t want it to be this way, development has just been insanely slow. Mostly due to lack of developers and donations, although that has been changing recently.

      They planned to have GIMP 3.0 out by May, but with so many delays it might be a few months yet.

      • livus
        20·
        4 months ago

        Good to know, will keep a watch for it.

        I really want to use it but always end up closing it in frustration and firing up photoshop.