Chris Mohler wrote: > 1 - The majority of GIMP users do not find the acronym GIMP offensive. > I actually have no problems with the name "GIMP", nor do I care if the authors choose to change the name, just as long as it doesn't happen often. > 2 - US citizens do not have a world-wide "right" to make all the world > inoffensive, nor do they constitute the majority of english-speakers > on earth. > > 3 - Making sure everything is inoffensive to every person on the > planet is futile. > I agree with your other two points also. I'd hate to have to start referring to "bigots" as "Persons of Prejudice" or "zealots" as the "Moderationally Challenged" ;-). The open source community usually has a good sense of humor, and although I thought "GnuImage" was a tongue-in-cheek sort of suggestion, I made the post anyway since it could actually be a viable compromise if the name Really Needed to be changed.
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