On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 10:19:53AM -0500, Aaron Griffin wrote: > On 8/24/05, Andy Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 24 Aug 2005 14:15, Bozhidar Batsov wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I hate to bother you with such foolish question, but does someone now > > > how does Judd refer to the distro, because the word "arch" has double > > > pronnounciation - [a:tS] and [a:k]. We are having a fierce quarrel > > > with some guys in our LUG on that subject currently. So can some > > > clear things for us? It would be perfect if I could see Judd's opinion > > > on the question, but I guess I should't bother him with such silly > > > things considering the huge amount of work he ought to have... Thank you > > > in advance... > > > > > > > Indeed, it would be great to have Judd's official judgement. In the > > meantime, > > I have only ever thought of it as [a:tS] (in your your lingo. To me Arch > > rhymes with March or starch, and not like ark. > > > > This to me is why it makes sense that AL users are called Archers :) > > > > arooaroo > > We had this discussion at LinuxTag - it's a soft "ch" as in "archway", > for two reasons: > 1) It comes from "arch-nemesis" meaning "primary"... I've never seen a > movie where they talked about their "ark en-eh-mee" > 2) There is already an "Ark" linux > > - phrak -
Yay for LinuxTag! This should be a FAQ (if it wasn't already) (hint hint, newsletter writers). Jason -- If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are.
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