Re: LINUX BUDDIES NEEDED

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From: Stuart Park
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 00:00

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fdhnfu@vayvax.pbz wrote:
: I read a while back, in an interview with Linus Torvalds, that he
: pronounces it "lee-nux", as his own name is pronounced "lee-nus". And as I
: recall, he rolls the R in Torvalds also.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that with his accent etc, 
it ends up sounding like "lee-noox" (with the 'oo' as in 'moo')


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From: stuart@psd.com.au (Stuart Park)
Subject: Re: LINUX BUDDIES NEEDED
Date: 1997/07/18
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