On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:27:11AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > Linus bases the pronunciation of Linux on the way he says Linus, but we > pronounce Linus quite differently.
To misquote Tonto: "What's this 'we' stuff, white man?" I try to pronounce Linux the same way Linus does. Being a Texan, the closest I can get is "Lin-ux", but I still make the attempt. Among the cognoscenti, pronouncing it "Lie-nux" marks one as a wannabee. In general, I try to pronounce people's names as they themselves do. This goes for companies, as well. Hence, "Zoo-zuh".
