On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Brandon Fosdick wrote:

> 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.

Yes, I've heard it.  That's exactly how I would expect a Finn to pronounce
it.  Linus is Finnish...  He also pronounces "Linus" the same way in that
audio clip, but I've never heard anyone, anywhere, ever pronounce it that
way in North America.  Odd.

Dale
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