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I'll continue to say it; this software does not get taken seriously in a useful way to lots of people until it changes the silly name. And to summarize and per
by jrm4 5mo ago
I'll continue to say it; this software does not get taken seriously in a useful way to lots of people until it changes the silly name.
And to summarize and perhaps avert other discussion; it's not so much about being "non-offensive" as it is simply about being professional.
- croes 5mo agoWho takes people seriously who judge something by its name instead if it’s functions?
- voidUpdate 5mo agoPeople who work for the judgers, when the judgers pay their salary
- jrm4 5mo agoThe entirety of the capitalist business world, unfortunately.
- lynndotpy 5mo ago"Names don't matter" is obviously a silly stance. Pre-emptively dismissing people who disagree as "not serious" when you're taking a stance like this does not make an argument in favor of your stance. Names are something that clearly matter to people, and that impacts anyone working with people.
- TeddyDD 5mo agoGood thing then that the most popular version control system on the planet does not have silly, unprofessional name...
- jrm4 5mo agoI hear that objection and it's a decent one, but that one just isn't as well known. Even as an American, I'm not thrilled that "offensive in America" matters more, but it does.
- F3nd0 5mo agoI have the impression that many of the people who know ‘gimp’ as a slur only do because some of the others feel a need to bring it up every single time GIMP is mentioned anywhere ever.
- jrm4 5mo agoRespectfully, that's kind of a ridiculous "impression," easily refuted by many of us who have wanted to recommend GIMP to people. And again, it's called "reading the room." Even if you don't care about it being "offensive" or a "slur," names still matter. Like, if the word "poop" was in the name of some otherwise good software.
- F3nd0 5mo ago> Respectfully, that's kind of a ridiculous "impression," easily refuted by many of us who have wanted to recommend GIMP to people. Is it though? Almost every time the topic is discussed, I see someone in the comments only then learning that the word is also known by some as a slur. > Like, if the word "poop" was in the name of some otherwise good software. Except that ‘poop’ is a common word with a single common meaning. ‘Gimp’ is not a common word and has several different meanings, one of them a slur, another kinky, and others probably innocuous (if even more uncommon). Many people (even among native English speakers, though let’s not forget about the rest of the world) only know the word as the name of the program. The two don’t really compare.