How The Hell

[spincricket]

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[abf]

i pronounce it as

LI - NU - KS

LI as in "little"
NU as in "nut"
and KS as in X (without the e-KS)

btw: this is the true way to say it: http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/torvalds-says-linux.mp3

[spincricket]

Thanks abf. I wasnt to bad off. Just gotta get my nix to nuks. Im gonna hijack my own thread, what are you running now a days abf? Ubuntu, Pclos,gentoo? Nice sound clip btw.

[seablade]

Linux, pronounced LIE-nux.

Think Linus Torvalds and itll make a little more sense, though Linux is a common pronunciation, at least in the US, it isnt the technically correct one, or wasnt at one time. Not a clue on the audio file first I had heard of it. But I have had many pureist jump on me for pronouncing it lehnux.

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[abf]

Thanks abf. I wasnt to bad off. Just gotta get my nix to nuks. Im gonna hijack my own thread, what are you running now a days abf? Ubuntu, Pclos,gentoo? Nice sound clip btw.


i take it you didn't see my "L33t Ubuntu Breezy Thread" ... about 1/3 of the page down.

To summarize it for you:
- install ubuntu server
- put xfce 4.2.2 on top (instead of gnome)
- rebuilt the kernel (took out useless drivers and features)
- installed latest fglrx and madwifi

result: highly customized Xubuntu Breezy

[Colin Dean]

Linux, pronounced LIE-nux.

Think Linus Torvalds and itll make a little more sense, though Linux is a common pronunciation, at least in the US, it isnt the technically correct one, or wasnt at one time. Not a clue on the audio file first I had heard of it. But I have had many pureist jump on me for pronouncing it lehnux.

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Linus is Finnish, "i" in Finnish is generally an "ih" sound. Linux is taken from his name, so therefore Lih-nihx is more proper.

If you say Leyenuhs, people are going to know what you're talking about, but they're gonna know you're new to it.

[DimGR]

it does not matter how you pronounce it as long as you use it

[seablade]

Ill agree with DimGR on this one;)

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