You can name your open source software anything and people are fine with it.
GIMP has been setting that path for years.
this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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There were actually reports of people not being able to use the GIMP in some organisations, there was even a fork that tried to rename but he is not actively developed.
Apparently they're pre-empting aggressive trademark bullshit.
I personally think Tofu would be a better name. Keeping Open when changing the name feels unecessary.