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Who is frail enough to have a problem with GNU Image Manipulation Program
It's not about me having a problem, but turning away or excluding people or even businesses that are used to more mature or serious names. WLBR is not great, in my humble opinion. On the other hand, I'm not very passionate about this topic as long as the software itself serves me well. And it does.