Pronunciation of "Linux"

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From: Jay Link
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 00:00

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Hello,

I just read an article in the New York Times in which the name "Linux"
was rhymed with the word "cynics".

NO! NO! NO!

How many of you are doing this?

Linus Torvalds, the Finnish creator of Linux, pronounces "Linux" as
"Lee-nucks". This is because it is based on his name, which he ostensibly
pronounces as "Lee-nus".

Linux is Linus + UNIX.

Now, if you want to Americanize "Linux", you would base it on the American
pronunciation of "Linus", which is "Ly-nus". Therefore, "Linux", in
American English, would be pronounced "Ly-nucks" or "Ly-nicks".

It is NOT "Linn-ucks", like the name Lynn or Linn. You don't pronounce
the name "Linus" as "Linn-us", do you?


Thank you,

Jay Link
InterLink BBS



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