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As the "How do you pronounce Linux?" thread comes up every once in a
while, I have now uploaded the definitive answer to ftp.funet.fi and
ftp.cs.helsinki.fi. For anybody with the ability to play 8kHz 8-bit
audio files, you now have the possibility to listen to the piping voice
of God (hint: "cat swedish.au > /dev/audio").
The files can be found in:
ftp.funet.fi:
pub/OS/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus/SillySounds
ftp.cs.helsinki.fi:
pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/SillySounds
as "swedish.au" and "english.au" for the Swedish and English versions
respectively (surprise, surprise). They both say something like "Hello,
this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux". Impressive
stuff, and it only gets better by being played continuously, preferably
on several machines at the same time, in both languages. MAX VOLUME!
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http://www.ssc.com/lj/linuxsay.html
How to pronounce Linux
Pronouncing the word `` Linux'' is one of the great mysteries of the Linux
world. Americans pronounce the name Linus with a long i sound, as in pie.
However, because Linux was originally based on a small, PC-based
implementation of UNIX called ``Minix'' (pronounced with a short i), the
actual pronunciation of Linux preserves this characteristic-it's LIH-nucks.
Think Finnish.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Baker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 11:54 AM
> To: ice cube
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re:You say tomato, I say .....
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> Regarding :
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> >Subject:
> > Date:
> > Tue, 6 Apr 1999 07:17:10 -0700 (PDT)
> > From:
> > ice cube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To:
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> >I'm so new to this o/s, i don't know how to pronounce it.
> >Is it Lie - nux
> >or lin - ux
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> >Cheers
> >Roger
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>
> I remember downloading an audio file long ago that had Linus himself
> settling this matter. As I said, it was a long time ago and long gone
> from my system. Anybody have a link?
>
> I seem to remember it as being 'lee-nooks', but I'm probably wrong. At
> least that's what my wife keeps telling me.
>
> Jeff Baker
