Am Sonntag, 18. M?rz 2007 00:40 schrieb Craig Bradney: > On Sunday 18 March 2007 00:22:18 Maciej Hanski wrote: > > Craig Bradney napisa?(a): > > > Franz thought of the name and says Scribe-us. > > > > > > IMO, thats *the* definitive answer, but its not like it matters. Those > > > people who wish to says it another way, feel free to do so. > > > > > > Craig > > > > This a little too simplistic, don't you think? > > No. > > > --Franz thought of the name. Years ago. As a German native speaker and > > the sole developer of Scribus for years to come. He only knows how the > > name Scribus sounded in his mind back then, but I've personally never > > heard a German native speaker pronouncing it Scribe-us. > > So, he is German, and pronounces it like this, which is atypical for German > pronunciation. > > > -- Franz says Scribe-us. Now. As a member of a multinational developer > > team, with English as its lingua franca. Pronouncing it in English, in a > > way that pleases the ears of the anglophone team members:) > > Do you say Quark or InDesign different to the English ? > > Craig
Good heavens! Does Scribus need an "official" pronounciation? Certainly not! It's enough if it's spelled correctly (espcecially not "Scribe"), don't you all think? Cheers! Christoph
