Re: How To Pronounce Linux

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From: Andrew J Cosgriff
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 00:00

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>>>>> "Graham" == Graham Philip Crowe <gpc01@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au> writes:

Graham> Here is a .au file with Linus Torvalds saying how to pronounce
Graham> Linux.  Linus created Linux, therefore Linus gets to name
Graham> Linux and therefore the pronunciation in this file is CORRECT.

Couldn't you have just posted an URL instead of the whole thing ?

In any case, Linus did actually say (way back around 1.0 time when he
came out to Australia and spoke to AUUG and LUV among others) that
it's ok to pronounce it either way.

So let's just, like, calm down and find something productive to do, ok 
?

Andrew
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 - Andrew J Cosgriff -                                   ajc@bing.wattle.id.au
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