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Greetings..

Of course, you can also hear it pronounced by Linus Torvalds himself
at:    http://www.ssc.com/lj/linuxsay.html.    Although keep in mind
that Linus is doing the best he can of prononucing it in english with
a Finnish tongue. ;-)

Gary


On Fri, 25 Jul 1997 12:37:13 GMT, gustavo@molina.com.br.no.spam.de
(Gustavo Molina) wrote:

>>>	I have a pronunciation question.
>>>	Is Linux pronounced "Lin-ix" (with a short "i" like in "bin"),
>>Well, I've heard a lot of pronunciations too, but I've heard that the
>>"real" way is:  Lin-ux.  C-ya.
>
>According to the Linux FAQ, question 8.6
>http://skynet.ul.ie/~caolan/docs/linux.html (from that page you can even get
>sound files that show how to pronounce it :) )
>
>"From the Linux Journal
>
>         (Right!!) Question 1.6. How should I pronounce Linux ?
>
>         .... For the benefit of those of you who don't have the equipment
>         or inclination: Linus pronounces Linux approximately as Leenus,
>         where the ee is as in feet but rather shorter and the u is like a
>         much shorter version of the French eu sound in peur (pronouncing
>         it as the u in put is probably passable). 
>
>         Many English-speaking people pronounce it Lih-nucks, rhyming with
>         the English word cynics. This is the pronounciation Linux Journal
>         uses. "
>
>Gustavo Molina
>Gustavo@molina.com.br