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Someone Forked GIMP into Glimpse Because Gimp is an Offensive Word

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John Paul
Aug 30, 2019

GIMP editor has been forked into Glimpse project because some people found the name offensive. But they do have plans to make GIMP better. Read more about it.

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John Paul

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