glimpse

I based that off a HN comment I read in the past, but looking into it now, that doesn't seem too far off base. The changes mentioned in the release notes[1] are all about rebranding - replacing on-screen text, logos, docs, etc. There are a couple non-branding-related changes like changes to keyboards shortcuts, but it seems fair to call it more of a rebrand than a fork. It does help me appreciate how much work goes into just this "surface-level" stuff of cross-platform public use Open Source software. [1] https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/releases

> What if the name of the software was CripplePhoto Argumentum ad absurdum. > I mean, no professional uses Gimp for photo editing Perhaps because the lack of CMYK, the limited architecture for plugin, or the outdated UI have more to do than the name? If the name was the real bottleneck for adoption, you can be sure that you'd see someone creating a fork with different branding and being widely successful. Oh, wait. It has been tried already! [0] [0] https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse

I didn't know GIMP had been renamed till now, the repo is archived though, is that just because it's a mirror of some email-based-git approach? https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse

You can see what they've done and what they're working on here: https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/projects/1

> I despise GIMPs botched, unituitive and cumbersome UI so much Btw there is a new fork of GIMP, called "Glimpse" [1], that tries to improve the UI. Their first release was just a re-branded GIMP, but maybe they'll get something done someday. https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse

Isn't that the beauty of OSS? People can fork projects for whatever reason they want to. They are not at all hostile to GIMP--they encourage donating to the GIMP org--but I think their reasons for an alternative are sound: Glimpse Image Editor is an optional alternative intended to assist users that are offended or made uncomfortable by the "gimp" name, and assist free software advocates that encounter barriers when they recommend the GNU Image Manipulation Program to friends, family, coworkers and employers. However, Glimpse does have some other differences from GIMP which might interest you: We also focus on making the software more "enterprise ready" so it is easier to modify and distribute for schools and workplaces. That means fewer "easter eggs", improved build and packaging tooling/documentation, backported fixes on a known-stable

There was recently a post on HN about a GIMP fork called glimpse which aims to improve UI/UX: https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse or project page at https://glimpse-editor.org/

GIMP is still working on getting GEGL into everything after 20 years. Glimpse is allowed a little time to discuss and decide exactly what to do. That won't show in a commit log on a project that's less than a year old. You can see the issue tracker for a better idea of project activity: https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/issues