Erik N Johnson wrote:
It is an interesting question. The fact o the matter is that Linux is named after Linus Torvalds. The predominant pronounciations of Linux are: 'LINE-ix' and 'LI-nucks', but the name Linus (in Helsinki at any rate) is pronounced 'LEE-noose'. So the 'correct' pronounciation of Linux should technically be 'LEE-nukes'
Iff you're a Fin. The point I take from his explanation (it was used for a while as a sound bite for testing RH"s sound setup) is that Linux should sound fairly like Linus.
I have heard both pronounciations and arguments for each. It is true that it stands for Substitute-User DO but it is also allowing a user to use a psuedonym (I realize this is something of a stretch) It is also worthwhile to note that the SU part comes directly from the utility sudo is intended to replace: su That command has been pronounced 'Es You' by everyody I have ever heard pronounce it, so perhaps it's 'Es You Do' though that also sounds an awful lot like Ef You Dude. Ultimately I think it's really more 'tuh-MAY-toe' vs. 'tuh-MAH-toe'.
Some of you will have heard of CICS? Here, in .au, it's generally pronounced "Kicks." -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Advice http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 You cannot reply off-list:-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
