由于 GIMP 是令人反感的字眼，有人将它复刻了
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在开源应用程序世界中，当社区成员希望以与其他人不同的方向来开发应用程序时，<ruby> 复刻 <rt>  fork </rt></ruby>是很常见的。最新的具有新闻价值的一个复刻称为 [Glimpse](https://getglimpse.app/)，旨在解决用户在使用 <ruby> <a href="https://www.gimp.org/">  GNU 图像处理程序 </a> <rt>  GNU Image Manipulation Program </rt></ruby>（通常称为 GIMP）时遇到的某些问题。


### 为什么创建 GIMP 的复刻？


![](/data/attachment/album/201911/02/111446un3919yc19a3kbnk.png)


当你访问 Glimpse 应用的[主页](https://getglimpse.app/)时，它表示该项目的目标是“尝试其他设计方向并修复长期存在的错误。”这听起来并不奇怪。但是，如果你开始阅读该项目的博客文章，则是另外一种印象。


根据该项目的[第一篇博客文章](https://getglimpse.app/posts/so-it-begins/)，他们创建了这个复刻是因为他们不喜欢 GIMP 这个名称。根据该帖子，“我们中的许多人不认为该软件的名称适用于所有用户，并且在拒绝该项目的 13 年后，我们决定复刻！”


如果你想知道为什么这些人认为 GIMP 令人讨厌，他们在[关于页面](https://getglimpse.app/about/)中回答该问题：



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> “如果英语不是你的母语，那么你可能没有意识到 ‘gimp’ 一词有问题。在某些国家，这被视为针对残疾人的侮辱和针对不受欢迎儿童的操场侮辱。它也可以与成年人同意的某些‘天黑后’活动联系起来。”
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他们还指出，他们并没有使这一举动脱离政治正确或过于敏感。“除了可能给边缘化社区带来的痛苦外，我们当中许多人都有过倡导自由软件的故事，比如在 GNU 图像处理程序没有被专业环境中的老板或同事视为可选项这件事上。”


他们似乎在回答许多质疑，“不幸的是，我们不得不复刻整个项目来更改其名称，我们认为有关此问题的讨论陷入了僵局，而这是最积极的前进方向。 ”


看起来 Glimpse 这个名称不是确定不变的。他们的 GitHub 页面上有个关于可能选择其他名称的[提案](https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/issues/92)。也许他们应该放弃 GNU 这个词，我认为 IMP 这个词没有不好的含义。（LCTT 译注：反讽）


### 分叉之路


![GIMP 2.10](/data/attachment/album/201911/02/111449xx6cg4rmg5pmjpxr.jpg)


[GIMP](https://itsfoss.com/gimp-2-10-release/) 已经存在了 20 多年，因此任何形式的复刻都是一项艰巨的任务。当前，[他们正在计划](https://getglimpse.app/posts/six-week-checkpoint/)首先在 2019 年 9 月发布 Glimpse 0.1。这将是一个软复刻，这意味着在迁移到新身份时的更改将主要是装饰性的。（LCTT 译注：事实上到本译文发布时，该项目仍然处于蛋疼的 0.1 beta，也许 11 月，也许 12 月，才能发布 0.1 的正式版本。）


Glimpse 1.0 将是一个硬复刻，他们将积极更改代码库并将其添加到代码库中。他们想将 1.0 移植到 GTK3 并拥有自己的文档。他们估计，直到 2020 年 GIMP 3 发布之后才能做到。


除了 1.0，Glimpse 团队还计划打响自己的名声。他们计划进行“前端 UI 重写”。他们目前正在讨论[改用哪种语言](https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/issues/70)。D 和 Rust 似乎有很多支持者。随着时间的流逝，他们也[希望](https://getglimpse.app/posts/so-it-begins/)“添加新功能以解决普通用户的抱怨”。


### 最后的思考


我过去曾经使用过一点 GIMP，但从来没有对它的名称感到困扰。老实说，我很长一段时间都不知道这意味着什么。有趣的是，当我在 Wikipedia 上搜索 GIMP 时，看到了一个 [GIMP 项目](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gimp_Project)的条目，这是纽约的一个现代舞蹈项目，其中包括残疾人。我想 gimp 并不是每个人视为一个贬低词汇的。


对我来说，更改名称似乎需要大量工作。似乎改写 UI 的想法会使项目看起来更有价值一些。我想知道他们是否会调整它以带来更经典的 UI，例如[使用 Ctrl + S 保存到 GIMP](https://itsfoss.com/how-to-solve-gimp-2-8-does-not-save-in-jpeg-or-png-format/) / Glimpse。让我们拭目以待。


如果你对该项目感兴趣，可以在 [Twitter](https://twitter.com/glimpse_editor) 上关注他们，查看其 [GitHub 帐户](https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse)，或查看其 [Patreon 页面](https://www.patreon.com/glimpse)。


你觉得被 GIMP 名称冒犯了吗？你是否认为值得对应用程序进行复刻，以便你可以对其进行重命名？在下面的评论中让我们知道。


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作者：[John Paul](https://itsfoss.com/author/john/) 选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) 译者：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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In the world of open source applications, forking is common when members of the community want to take an application in a different direction than the rest. The latest newsworthy fork is named [Glimpse](https://glimpse-editor.org/) and is intended to fix certain issues that users have with the [GNU Image Manipulation Program](https://www.gimp.org/), commonly known as GIMP.

## Why create a fork of GIMP?

![Gimp Fork Glimpse](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2019/08/gimp-fork-glimpse-800x450.png)

When you visit the [homepage](https://glimpse-editor.org/) of the Glimpse app, it says that the goal of the project is to “experiment with other design directions and fix longstanding bugs.” That doesn’t sound too much out of the ordinary. However, if you start reading the project’s blog posts, a different image appears.

According to the project’s [first blog post](https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/so-it-begins/), they created this fork because they did not like the GIMP name. According to the post, “A number of us disagree that the name of the software is suitable for all users, and after 13 years of the project refusing to budge on this have decided to fork!”

If you are wondering why these people find the work GIMP disagreeable they answer that question on the [About page](https://glimpse-editor.org/about/):

“If English is not your first language, then you may not have realised that the word “gimp” is problematic. In some countries it is considered a slur against disabled people and a playground insult directed at unpopular children. It can also be linked to certain “after dark” activities performed by consenting adults.”


They also point out that they are not making this move out of political correctness or being oversensitive. “In addition to the pain it can cause to marginalized communities many of us have our own free software advocacy stories about the GNU Image Manipulation Program not being taken seriously as an option by bosses or colleagues in professional settings.”

As if to answer many questions, they also said, “It is unfortunate that we have to fork the whole project to change the name, but we feel that discussions about the issue are at an impasse and that this is the most positive way forward.”

It looks like the Glimpse name is not written in stone. There is [an issue](https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/issues/92) on their GitHub page about possibly picking another name. Maybe they should just drop GNU. I don’t think the word IMP has a bad connotation.

## A diverging path

![GIMP screenshot](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2018/08/gimp-screenshot-800x508.jpg)

[GIMP](https://itsfoss.com/gimp-2-10-release/) has been around for over twenty years, so any kind of fork is a big task. Currently, [they are planning](https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/six-week-checkpoint/) to start by releasing Glimpse 0.1 in September 2019. This will be a soft fork, meaning that changes will be mainly cosmetic as they migrate to a new identity.

Glimpse 1.0 will be a hard fork where they will be actively changing the codebase and adding to it. They want 1.0 to be a port to GTK3 and have its own documentation. They estimate that this will not take place until GIMP 3 is released in 2020.

Beyond the 1.0, the Glimpse team has plans to forge their own identity. They plan to work on a “front-end UI rewrite”. They are currently discussing [which language](https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse/issues/70) they should use for the rewrite. There seems to be a lot of push for D and Rust. They also [hope to](https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/so-it-begins/) “add new functionality that addresses common user complaints” as time goes on.

## Final Thoughts

I have used GIMP a little bit in the past but was never too bothered by the name. To be honest, I didn’t know what it meant for quite a while. Interestingly, when I searched Wikipedia for GIMP, I came across an entry for the [GIMP Project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gimp_Project), which is a modern dance project in New York that includes disabled people. I guess gimp isn’t considered a derogatory term by everyone.

To me, it seems like a lot of work to go through to change a name. It also seems like the idea of rewriting the UI was tacked to make the project look more worthwhile. I wonder if they will tweak it to bring a more classic UI like [using Ctrl+S to save in GIMP](https://itsfoss.com/how-to-solve-gimp-2-8-does-not-save-in-jpeg-or-png-format/)/Glimpse. Let’s wait and watch.

If you are interested in the project, you can follow them on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/glimpse_editor), check out their [GitHub account](https://github.com/glimpse-editor/Glimpse), or take a look at their [Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/glimpse).

Are you offended by the GIMP name? Do you think it is worthwhile to fork an application, just so you can rename it? Let us know in the comments below.

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