---
title: >-
  TPSA/Orange and GIMP, or a word on 5 users
date: 2012-05-18 11:58
modified: 2012-05-18 11:58
lang: en
authors: rysiek
tags:
 - ancient
 - rant
 - activism
 - corporations
status: published
pinned: false
---

Some might remember how a few years ago biggest Polish ISP [mistakenly blocked GIMP's website](http://www.freerainbowtables.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=553&start=300) for their users.

Today I took part in a meeting on net neutrality, content blocking and privacy, within the framework of [workshops run by Polish Ministry of Administration and Digitalization](http://mac.gov.pl/dzialania/warsztaty-po-acta-co-chcemy-osiagnac/). The topic of informing on blocks engaged by the ISPs to protect their networks came up, obviously the ISPs are fighting tooth and nail against that.

I reminded the representatives present about how [Telekomunikacja Polska](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telekomunikacja_Polska) (now owned by [Orange](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_%28telecommunications%29)) blocked [GIMP's website](http://www.gimp.org/), and how such an information would be instrumental for server's admins to solve the problem on their side or at least know what's going on.

As a reply, Mr Tomasz Piłat, Orange rep, said the following:  
> And all 5 GIMP users were outraged

After which another Orange rep requested "some respect" towards their company.