How the people pronounce "Linux"

futurist · 03-27-2002, 07:55 PM

lee nuks ?
lai nuks ?

How ?

acid_kewpie · 03-27-2002, 07:59 PM

http://www.belnet.lkams.kernel.org/p...nds/english.au

that's how. have a nice day.

Thymox · 03-28-2002, 06:41 AM

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futurist · 03-28-2002, 05:46 PM

it is lee- neks

taz.devil · 03-28-2002, 06:25 PM

Actually, I believe because of Mr. Torvald's native dialect, he has a bit of an accent which causes the way he pronounces Linux to sound more like lee-nukes instead of an English lin-ucks...That's my observation anyhow...

FredrikN · 03-30-2002, 12:38 AM

We pronounces it as li-nuuks in Sweden.

Mystified · 03-30-2002, 12:35 PM

I just try and remember his statement that it rhymes with cynics. Of course when I pronounce it that way some people invariably correct me.

zmedico · 03-30-2002, 02:56 PM

IMHO the most mispronounced part is the "i" in Linux, because almost everyone pronounces their vowels differently, depending on their native language, cuture, etc...

I believe that Linus pronounces the "i" with an "ee" sound as in "bee."

Half_Elf · 04-02-2002, 04:25 PM

That's what I think. In french we say "lee nusz" or something like that. Very hard to give an example in english

ph34r3d · 04-25-2002, 04:28 PM

How to pronounce Linux
Pronouncing the word `` Linux'' is one of the great mysteries of the Linux world. Americans pronounce the name Linus with a long i sound, as in pie. However, because Linux was originally based on a small, PC-based implementation of UNIX called ``Minix'' (pronounced with a short i), the actual pronunciation of Linux preserves this characteristic-it's LIH-nucks. Think Finnish.

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http://www.cs.indiana.edu/usr/local/...on2.3.6.3.html