iphitus Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 JEEK-RELLIM (gkrellm) LIE-YEN-UCKS (linux) GOYME (gaim GEEMP (gimp) NORWYME (gnome) (say with australian accent) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted June 30, 2003 Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyv Posted June 30, 2003 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted June 30, 2003 Author Share Posted June 30, 2003 I pronounce it "loonix" because all linux users are crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 1, 2003 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 1, 2003 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Fred?? Don't you mean Harvey?? :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Fred?? Don't you mean Harvey?? :wink: Actually, I meant Frank. The bunny from Donnie Darko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnr Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Harvey wasn't a bunny darnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted July 1, 2003 Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris:b Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Any idea how to pronounce: Jotta rakennetyöttömien osuutta työvoimasta voidaan vähentää tulisi veronalennukset Vihreän it's Finnish, i suppose... ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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