Just wondering, ive used linux since 1992 and have always said it the old way.. it seems people say it lin-ex, not li-nucks
oh-well its a po-ta-to and pa-tot-o type thing
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Just wondering, ive used linux since 1992 and have always said it the old way.. it seems people say it lin-ex, not li-nucks
oh-well its a po-ta-to and pa-tot-o type thing
l-eye-nucks
You might just get an explanation here:
http://artists.mp3s.com/artist_song/1241/1241156.html
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
John
I would pronounce it Lye nucks... this is because at school I was taught that if a vowel followed a single consonant, it would make the previous vowel "soft".... however Linux isn't English is it? So how does Torvalds pronounce it? :D
He pronounces it between "Lin-ux" and "Lean-ux", as opposed to "Line-ux". ;)Quote:
Originally posted by NooNoo
I would pronounce it Lye nucks... this is because at school I was taught that if a vowel followed a single consonant, it would make the previous vowel "soft".... however Linux isn't English is it? So how does Torvalds pronounce it? :D
More confusion here: http://hostingworks.com/support/dict.phtml?foldoc=Linux
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=linux
http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/
Last link points to an MP3 of Linus Torvalds: http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronuncia...says-linux.mp3
I agree with Noo, that is what we were taught too and I am sticking firmly to LIE-NUCKS!
Is Torvald Swedish or Norwegian? I can find Linux in my Swedish Dictionary (as a Radio Ham I keep Dictionaries in many languages and can exchange greetings in a few using morse). Does anyone know what Linux means?
LInus...uNIX= Linux.Quote:
Originally posted by MorseLady
I agree with Noo, that is what we were taught too and I am sticking firmly to LIE-NUCKS!
Is Torvald Swedish or Norwegian? I can find Linux in my Swedish Dictionary (as a Radio Ham I keep Dictionaries in many languages and can exchange greetings in a few using morse). Does anyone know what Linux means?
ok, this is an old debate that was settled by linus himself with the above mentioned Mp3. AS for being a word, it's not. Linus made it up to give his version of unix a name that would represent him, hence LINux. That's it.
yes, but Im asking how do you say it :)Quote:
Originally posted by gtiseb
ok, this is an old debate that was settled by linus himself with the above mentioned Mp3. AS for being a word, it's not. Linus made it up to give his version of unix a name that would represent him, hence LINux. That's it.
nothing more....
in the best yoda voice "off topic we are "
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by NooNoo
I used to say Lienux until I heard someone call it Linux. So, being curious, I checked it out.
Sure enough, he as opposed to myself was right.
I gather you cousins over there have seen Charlie Brown?
Remember the character Linus?
Lienus?
Perhaps Linus T doesn't like Charlie Brown.https://forums.windrivers.com/
I pronounce it like the man himself does, li-nux not LINE-UX
Definetly Li-Nux
There is no SUX on the end so I just dont say it
I don't say "Linux" often, but when I do...
I'm really surprised someone actually hasn't posted the original video of Mr Linus pronoucing Linux to everyone..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfHm6R5le0
http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronuncia...says-linux.wav
I still call it Linux regardless.
I pronounce it Ubuntu.
I dont bother
Thanx John,i went looking for the song that used to be on the link you provided..Quote:
Originally Posted by Atodini
"Every Os sucks"
http://top-mp3-download.com/three-de...-os-sucks.html
I dont agree with that however....... (Win98se is quite awesome)
I remember some of my former tech co-workers from years ago referred Linux as Kleenux.