In a message dated 8/2/01 7:54:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bfoz@GLUE.UMD.EDU
writes:


> Dale Botkin wrote:
> > Now, see, that's how I tell the old guys from the new guys.  Do we also
> > pronounce his name Lin-oos?  I think not.  Brts pronounce "truck" as
> > "lorry", does that mean we have to?  I think not.  I still call it Linux,
> > pronounced like Linus (of Peanuts comic strip fame).  Finns are welcome to
> > pronounce it the other way, I use the North American pronunciation.  But
> > hey, I'm just a curmudgeon... 8-)
>
> Once apon a time I found a wav file of Linus pronouncing "Linux" so we
> could all get it straight. I'll have to see if I can dig it up.
>


Well, I guess you're all in a heap of trouble..

http://members.tripod.com/wwwproducts/linux.wav

-Tim H.

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