* Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven [05-08-17 12:06]:

Hi all,

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity to something more likeable will help to get more users, and potentially more developers.

There is a commercial image editor called Pixie (with an e), but not Pixi. This makes sense, as long as the software remains a pixel-based editor. I've thought about the name for a while, before google came out with their latest phone!

The logo could also feature some kind of pixelated pixi type character (think a stylised zelda character), to replace to paintbrush-dog, which seems to not have much in connection with the name gimp.... or am I missing something?

Be interested to know your thoughts,

google for "gimp name change" and you will find your answer.

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On 05/08/2017 06:14 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven [05-08-17 12:06]:

Be interested to know your thoughts,

google for "gimp name change" and you will find your answer.

... xposting this reply to the gimp-gui list, where the original message had been xposted to.

Anyone interested in this topic is kindly asked to follow Patrick's advice.

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On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven wrote:

Hi all,

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity to something more likeable will help to get more users, and potentially more developers.

https://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#i-dont-like-the-name-gimp-will-you-change-it

Alex

On 05/08/2017 12:14 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven [05-08-17 12:06]:

Hi all,

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity to something more likeable will help to get more users, and potentially more developers.

There is a commercial image editor called Pixie (with an e), but not Pixi. This makes sense, as long as the software remains a pixel-based editor. I've thought about the name for a while, before google came out with their latest phone!

The logo could also feature some kind of pixelated pixi type character (think a stylised zelda character), to replace to paintbrush-dog, which seems to not have much in connection with the name gimp.... or am I missing something?

Be interested to know your thoughts,

google for "gimp name change" and you will find your answer.

Yeah, it's in there:

https://www.mail-archive.com/gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/msg11119.html

Long story short, all of the GIMP maintainers and a large number of GIMP users are "computer people." We are comfortable with acronyms, and the acronym for a program whose full name was General Image Manipulation Program and later GNU Image Manipulation Program doesn't bother us at all.

If anything, this "not a great name" suits the moronic sense of humor that is every computer geek's birthright. (Yes, I said geek and I meant it.)

The GIMP has been around under that name for going on 20 years. Its user base has grown exponentially worldwide, and the tool kit itself is standing on the brink of a quantum leap in capabilities. I see no signs that its name, which has positive brand recognition across a very large community of users, has held back the GIMP's market penetration in the least. At this time, a name change would be actively harmful to long established organic promotion that works very well.

BTW, "paintbrush-dog"? His name is Wilbur and he is not a dog. As a student of marketing a.k.a. propaganda, I don't care what you say about Wilbur as long as you spell his name right.

:o)

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Steve Kinney wrote:

I don't care what you say about Wilbur as long as you spell his name right.

This is were I have to hesitantly point out that he is Wilber, not Wilbur :)

Alex

On 05/08/2017 01:14 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Steve Kinney wrote:

I don't care what you say about Wilbur as long as you spell his name right.

This is were I have to hesitantly point out that he is Wilber, not Wilbur :)

ROTFLMAO! What has been posted can not be un-posted. Damn the disconnect between my brain and fingers!

:o)

On 2017-05-08 10:51 AM, Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven wrote:

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name.

[snip]

There is a commercial image editor called Pixie (with an e), but not Pixi.

[snip]

Be interested to know your thoughts,

Calling an open source program Pixi when there is a commercial one Pixie is going to lead to some confusion between the programs. It could also result in a letter from the company behind the commercial program asking the open source project to change its name.

As to your first statement, I'm glad you like the program. Others have already commented on it being an acronym rather than a name. Thank you for the name idea. This topic comes up now and then. Bottom line is the name isn't going to change.

Cheers!

Kevin.

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Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven wrote:

Hi all,

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity to something more likeable will help to get more users, and potentially more developers.

There is a commercial image editor called Pixie (with an e), but not Pixi. This makes sense, as long as the software remains a pixel-based editor.

How about the Pixel Image Manipulation Program? Similar to the current name, but emphasises that it's a pixel rather than vector image editor.

(No, of course I'm not serious!)

Mark.

On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 08:39:53PM +0100, gimp-users.mbourne@spamgourmet.com wrote:

Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven wrote:

Hi all,

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity to something more likeable will help to get more users, and potentially more developers.

There is a commercial image editor called Pixie (with an e), but not Pixi. This makes sense, as long as the software remains a pixel-based editor.

How about the Pixel Image Manipulation Program? Similar to the current name, but emphasises that it's a pixel rather than vector image editor.

(No, of course I'm not serious!)

That was a good one! :-)))))

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I am against changing the name of it. Discussing about it is a waist of time.

Le 08/05/2017 16:51, Joshua Coppersmith-Heaven a écrit :

Hi all,

GIMP is a great programme, but it is not a great name. Changing its identity to something more likeable will help to get more users, and potentially more developers.

Because recursive acronyms aren't funny ? GIMP
Gnu Image Manipulator Program
Or
Green Is My Pepper
What's wrong about that ?

There is a commercial image editor called Pixie (with an e), but not Pixi. This makes sense, as long as the software remains a pixel-based editor. I've thought about the name for a while, before google came out with their latest phone!

The logo could also feature some kind of pixelated pixi type character (think a stylised zelda character), to replace to paintbrush-dog, which seems to not have much in connection with the name gimp.... or am I missing something?

Be interested to know your thoughts,

All the best

Joshua

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On 05/27/17 17:47, mdn wrote:

Because recursive acronyms aren't funny ? GIMP
Gnu Image Manipulator Program

GIMP Is My Photoshop....

Le 27/05/2017 23:24, Ofnuts a écrit :

On 05/27/17 17:47, mdn wrote:

Because recursive acronyms aren't funny ? GIMP
Gnu Image Manipulator Program

GIMP Is My Photoshop....

Heresy
But very nice find X)

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On 05/28/17 00:34, mdn wrote:

Le 27/05/2017 23:24, Ofnuts a crit :

On 05/27/17 17:47, mdn wrote:

Because recursive acronyms aren't funny ? GIMP
Gnu Image Manipulator Program

GIMP Is My Photoshop....

Heresy
But very nice find X)

I would have preferred GINP, as in "GINP Is Not Photoshop"

On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Ofnuts wrote:

On 05/28/17 00:34, mdn wrote:

Le 27/05/2017 23:24, Ofnuts a écrit :

On 05/27/17 17:47, mdn wrote:

Because recursive acronyms aren't funny ? GIMP
Gnu Image Manipulator Program

GIMP Is My Photoshop....

Heresy
But very nice find X)

I would have preferred GINP, as in "GINP Is Not Photoshop"

I'm sure it's been said before --

Geek's Image Manipulation Program

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