Re: LINUX BUDDIES NEEDED

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From: paddy
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 00:00

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Praxis wrote:

> I have heard the father of Linux, calls it "Lee-nus".  His name is
> actually Linus, and the OS was named after him.  He is also from
> Holland I believe.  Being an American and being familiar with Unix, I
> tend to call it "Lie-nux".  Sometimes I calle it "Lin-ux".

   His name is Linus Torvalds and he's actually (originally) from
Finland.  You can find out more about both the pronounciation (why do
people always get caught up with that???) and the OS itself from:
http://www.ssc.com/linux/resources/what.html

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From: paddy <dph@babbage.cs.murdoch.edu.au>
Subject: Re: LINUX BUDDIES NEEDED
Date: 1997/08/04
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