▲ 261 ▼ GIMP rebranding as WLBR? (gitlab.gnome.org) submitted 4 months ago by zippy@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml 268 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 4 months ago (2 children) Is WLBR supposed to be an abbreviation for something? I realize it is a reference to the mascot Wilber, but apart from that? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) WNBR stands for World Naked Bike Ride, so it must be something similar! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de -11 points 4 months ago If we're going to wildly speculate, hey, isn't this what we have AI for nowadays? I asked ChatGPT: "give me ideas what the abbreviation WLBR might stand for if that is the name of a piece of image editing software". Here's the result: 🧠 Professional / technical-sounding Wide Layer Blending & Rendering Workflow Layer-Based Retoucher Weighted Light Balance Renderer Wavelet-Based Light & Blur Reconstruction White-Level Balance & Retouch 🎨 Creative / artistic branding We Love Better Retouching Wild Light & Bold Retouch Wavelength Brush Wonder Lens: Blur & Refine Whitelight Brush ⚡ Modern / software-product style WizLayer Build & Render WarpLab: Blend & Refine Web-Level Bitmap Renderer Workflow Lens & Brush Renderer WLB Renderer (treat WLBR as a stylized acronym) 🧩 Slightly abstract (like many real apps) Wavelength-Based Rasterizer Layered Bitmask Refinement Light Balance Reconstruction Engine Wideband Luminosity Brush & Retouch 🧠 If you want it to feel like real software naming Most image tools (like Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) don’t strictly spell out acronyms anymore—they use: suggestive tech words (Layer, Light, Render, Brush) or abstract brand terms So something like: WLBR = “WaveLight Brush & Render” feels believable without being overly literal. (end of ChatGPT response) Out of these, I think "Workflow Layer-Based Retoucher" works best. But interesting that ChatGPT thinks "GIMP" doesn't "strictly spell out" an acronym anymore, or that "Photoshop" ever did?! permalink fedilink source parent [–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago I have been trying to figure that out too and I can’t find anything anywhere. I think I will just keep calling it GIMP. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) WNBR stands for World Naked Bike Ride, so it must be something similar! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de -11 points 4 months ago If we're going to wildly speculate, hey, isn't this what we have AI for nowadays? I asked ChatGPT: "give me ideas what the abbreviation WLBR might stand for if that is the name of a piece of image editing software". Here's the result: 🧠 Professional / technical-sounding Wide Layer Blending & Rendering Workflow Layer-Based Retoucher Weighted Light Balance Renderer Wavelet-Based Light & Blur Reconstruction White-Level Balance & Retouch 🎨 Creative / artistic branding We Love Better Retouching Wild Light & Bold Retouch Wavelength Brush Wonder Lens: Blur & Refine Whitelight Brush ⚡ Modern / software-product style WizLayer Build & Render WarpLab: Blend & Refine Web-Level Bitmap Renderer Workflow Lens & Brush Renderer WLB Renderer (treat WLBR as a stylized acronym) 🧩 Slightly abstract (like many real apps) Wavelength-Based Rasterizer Layered Bitmask Refinement Light Balance Reconstruction Engine Wideband Luminosity Brush & Retouch 🧠 If you want it to feel like real software naming Most image tools (like Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) don’t strictly spell out acronyms anymore—they use: suggestive tech words (Layer, Light, Render, Brush) or abstract brand terms So something like: WLBR = “WaveLight Brush & Render” feels believable without being overly literal. (end of ChatGPT response) Out of these, I think "Workflow Layer-Based Retoucher" works best. But interesting that ChatGPT thinks "GIMP" doesn't "strictly spell out" an acronym anymore, or that "Photoshop" ever did?! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de -11 points 4 months ago If we're going to wildly speculate, hey, isn't this what we have AI for nowadays? I asked ChatGPT: "give me ideas what the abbreviation WLBR might stand for if that is the name of a piece of image editing software". Here's the result: 🧠 Professional / technical-sounding Wide Layer Blending & Rendering Workflow Layer-Based Retoucher Weighted Light Balance Renderer Wavelet-Based Light & Blur Reconstruction White-Level Balance & Retouch 🎨 Creative / artistic branding We Love Better Retouching Wild Light & Bold Retouch Wavelength Brush Wonder Lens: Blur & Refine Whitelight Brush ⚡ Modern / software-product style WizLayer Build & Render WarpLab: Blend & Refine Web-Level Bitmap Renderer Workflow Lens & Brush Renderer WLB Renderer (treat WLBR as a stylized acronym) 🧩 Slightly abstract (like many real apps) Wavelength-Based Rasterizer Layered Bitmask Refinement Light Balance Reconstruction Engine Wideband Luminosity Brush & Retouch 🧠 If you want it to feel like real software naming Most image tools (like Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) don’t strictly spell out acronyms anymore—they use: suggestive tech words (Layer, Light, Render, Brush) or abstract brand terms So something like: WLBR = “WaveLight Brush & Render” feels believable without being overly literal. (end of ChatGPT response) Out of these, I think "Workflow Layer-Based Retoucher" works best. But interesting that ChatGPT thinks "GIMP" doesn't "strictly spell out" an acronym anymore, or that "Photoshop" ever did?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago I have been trying to figure that out too and I can’t find anything anywhere. I think I will just keep calling it GIMP. permalink fedilink source parent