11 December 2022 -- Boise, ID

I'm well aware that at this point it's akin to beating a dead horse to keep
bringing this topic up, but this is my response to this -- because I hope
that there are enough kind, responsible, respectful, and considerate people
here that can offer their valuable insight to this discussion.

Personally, I can't stand by and use the GNU Image Manipulation Program's
name on any machine I use.

We've seen this play out:  people have asked for alternative names, forking
the project, frankly just _some_ kind of action rather than the devs digging
their heels in the ground and saying "It's no use to go around sterilizing
language."

There's a _very_ enlightening thread that's been archived.  It shows exactly
this issue, and began with a kind and responsible prompt.  It also showcases
how a minority of extremely vocal bad-faith actors of this open source
community responded, with an utterly disturbing amount of backlash and vile
toxicity.  I'm sure it will bring up sore memories for some here, so please
read on  (but please do, read on!)  with caution:

https://web.archive.org/web/20190705030057/https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/3617

The alternate name I use on my machines for this program is "OSSIE", which
stands for:  the Open Source Software Image Editor.  Feel free to respond to
this entry with:

- Whatever name you think the project should use, if it's worth it to
continue support of it
- Whatever names you already use for it, and if not:
- Alternatives to this program you would recommend supporting & using going
forward

If you want to respond, e-mail me.