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Fun fact: the name is a Pulp Fiction reference :) https://www.xach.com/gg/1997/1/profile/1/ https://www.xach.com/gg/1997/1/profile/1/ "It took us a little whi
by Lammy 6y ago
Fun fact: the name is a Pulp Fiction reference :)
https://www.xach.com/gg/1997/1/profile/1/ https://www.xach.com/gg/1997/1/profile/1/
"It took us a little while to come up with the name. We knew we wanted an image manipulation program like Photoshop, but the name IMP sounded wrong. We also tossed around XIMP (X Image Manipulation Program) following the rule of when in doubt prefix an X for X11 based programs. At the time, Pulp Fiction was the hot movie and a single word popped into my mind while we were tossing out name ideas. It only took a few more minutes to determine what the 'G' stood for."
It's a shame how so many people these days want to change the name and destroy such an early and enduring example of gay representation in Free Software.
- edgyquant 6y agoEh the gimp scene in that film isn’t a good representation.
- Lammy 6y agoWhy not? The scene itself is pretty gruesome, sure, but as far as I can tell The Gimp is there willingly :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3UyjlaBMcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3UyjlaBMcY
- ternaryoperator 6y agoFrom the same article you link to: "And to make the matter clear, the GIMP originally stood for General Image Manipulation Program, but has since been dubbed GNU software by Richard Stallman (with our agreement). Spencer and I decided that GNU Image Manipulation Program is a better usage of the 'G'."