pronunciation woes
 

hey

i have a few questions on pronunciation of some linux stuff

gentoo: is it like JEN-2 or just Gen-2?

debian: DAY-BY-AN or DAY-bee-N?

iptables: I-P-tables, or just ip-tubbles?

if you don't have any clue what i mean, say them out loud an i hope it makes sense.

i'm not sure about gentoo, but debian is like "de-bee-an" and iptables is like "I.P. tables"...

PS: i suspect gentoo is like "gen-too" with the "gen" as in "generation" but like i said, i'm not sure...

going off memory but i think on gentoo's site it says gentoo like gentle its in the faq I think

yes.. gentoo is pronouced like "Gentle" with 'oo' or "Jen-2"

Debian is "Dee-Bee-an"

and yes.. .it's "I-P-Tables"

what about kubuntu and ubuntu?

debian is NOT pronounced "dee-bee-an"... it's pronouced "deb-EE-uhn"...

as in Debra + Ian... (Ian the founder and Debra his wife)...

YEAH!! What win32sux said!!

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/d.../pronunciation

i guess kubuntu is pronounced the same as ubuntu but with a koo sound at the beginning (koo-boon-too)... although being kde-based and all i wouldn't be surprised if it's supposed to be pronounced K-ubuntu (kay-oo-boon-too), but i doubt it...

That is correct :) I think Debian is the most mispronounced word in the OSS world today (with the possible exception of the constant arguments about how 'Linux' should be pronounced...)

Gentoo is pronounced with a soft 'G' as in gentle.

For both distros this information is on their websites. I know. That's how I found out in the first place :)

CRAP! of all the linux words, this was the one i was really hoping i was right while knowing it was wrong. i thought it was ipp-tah-bulls.

fstab is f-s-tab and not f-stab right?

yeah, "eff-ess-tab"... although "eff-stab" does have a nice, evil, ring to it... ;)

SQL (ess-que-ell)

or

sequel

I know MySQL is My-S-Q-L, but S-Q-L or sequel for the non My-type?

Samba:

pronounced \som ba\ or \sam ba\

I've always pronounced it \som ba\ but I've heard it the other way.

yeah, "sam-bah" as that's how samba (the brazilian dance) is pronounced - and i assume the name comes from that, as the program makes *nix and windows "dance" together... :)

:(

I always pronounced it "som-bah" like they do in the song "La Bamba"

AFAIK, that word isn't used in the song: http://vagalume.uol.com.br/letra/v/v.../la-bamba.html

Yeah, I know, but the words are so similar I just borrowed the pronunciation.

"bamba" is pronounced just like "samba": bam-bah... there's no bom-bah in the song... ;)

Sorry, but when I listen to the song I hear "bom".

But, oh well.... To each his own.

All these words and no one mentioned SuSE?!?!

i've heard people pronounce it "soo-zzz" (like Dr. Seuss) and also "soo-zee" (like the nickname Susy)... honestly i don't know which it is... i would imagine the former, but i'm not sure... anyone???

I've been pronouncing it Soo see, but what do I know? I've always said F-Stab...

I've heard it pronounced soo-say

BTW, what does suse mean? is it a german word or something?

Okay:

gentoo = jen-too
debian = deb-ee-in
suse = soo-sah (Yes that is the correct pronunciation)
gnu = gah-new
linux = lin-icks(unlike a guy I work with who says lie-nicks(which drives my up the wall) He also calls mysql My-See-Quel) * Unless your from another country where the pronunciation of Linux can vary widely(Ask Mr. Torvalds)

Could I just ask, please, that anyone wishing to post here do a search for "linux pronunciation" - there are about 3 or 4 quite long threads already out there. Your questions have already been answered.

For your delight, delectation and edification:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=17157
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=110299 - asking howto pronounce Gentoo
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=133583
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=154600
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=160989
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=286465
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=288327

Wow, turns out that there are at least 7 of these threads.