iphitus 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 JEEK-RELLIM (gkrellm) LIE-YEN-UCKS (linux) GOYME (gaim GEEMP (gimp) NORWYME (gnome) (say with australian accent) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aRTee 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 On the pronounciation of our beloved OS, the main man has his say here: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1992A...sinki.FI&rnum=3 which leads to LEE-NUCKS (Bruce Lee nuckles or so..), not LIE-NUX (it's a lie) Or maybe I am messing up between another life I have/had on the side... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyv 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 On the pronounciation of our beloved OS, the main man has his say here:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1992A...sinki.FI&rnum=3 which leads to LEE-NUCKS (Bruce Lee nuckles or so..), not LIE-NUX (it's a lie) Or maybe I am messing up between another life I have/had on the side... Huh i have heard linus pronounce it as lin as in lindows nix as in unix in the mp3 file("Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!"). http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/t...-says-linux.mp3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder 1 Report post Posted June 30, 2003 I pronounce it "loonix" because all linux users are crazy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iphitus 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 Huh i have heard linus pronounce it as lin as in lindows nix as in unix in the mp3 file("Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!").http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/t...-says-linux.mp3 It sounds like lee-ucks in that to me. But i see how you could get it wrong, it's close, maybe even halfway between icks and ucks. :shock: James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyme 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 because all linux users are crazy speak for yourself! My talking bunny and I are not in the least bit crazy? Are we, Fred? Nope, not crazy at all, tyme. Darn right, Fred! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ixthusdan 3 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 Fred?? Don't you mean Harvey?? :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyme 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 Fred?? Don't you mean Harvey?? :wink: Actually, I meant Frank. The bunny from Donnie Darko Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qnr 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 Harvey wasn't a bunny darnit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aRTee 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 On the pronounciation of our beloved OS, the main man has his say here:http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1992A...sinki.FI&rnum=3 which leads to LEE-NUCKS (Bruce Lee nuckles or so..), not LIE-NUX (it's a lie) Or maybe I am messing up between another life I have/had on the side... Huh i have heard linus pronounce it as lin as in lindows nix as in unix in the mp3 file("Hello, this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux!").http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/t...-says-linux.mp3 No that is correct, the problem is with the western/latin transcription of Lee as in Bruce Lee. In any case, it should not sound like (big fat) LIE - nucks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris:b 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2003 Any idea how to pronounce: Jotta rakennetyöttömien osuutta työvoimasta voidaan vähentää tulisi veronalennukset Vihreän it's Finnish, i suppose... ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
