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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: KernelPanic on 10 July 2002, 17:07

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: KernelPanic on 10 July 2002, 17:07

Many people seem to ask this question (rightly so) and here is the definitive answer so they do not have to ask:


Follow the link to hear Linus Torvalds pronounce Linux.

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: Chooco on 11 July 2002, 08:53

i haven't clicked on your link yet.

some thing i saw ZDNET.com said it is pronounced lin-ooooks

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: Bazoukas on 12 July 2002, 22:15

I dont think i wanna be talking to God with all the bad deeds i have done so far.

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: Calum on 14 July 2002, 21:12

well, for those of us who want to know how to pronounce the name of our favourite graphical user interface, you can click one of the following links:

Link one (http://www.boomspeed.com/calumw1l/x11.x11)

Link Two (http://www.boomspeed.com/calumw1l/x11AliG.x11)

Link Three (http://www.boomspeed.com/calumw1l/x11aussie.x11)

Link Four (http://www.boomspeed.com/calumw1l/x11scottish.x11)

NOTE:- These are mp3 files, and if your mp3 playing program detects file types by their extension (ie by looking for '.mp3' at the end of the filename) then you are out of luck and you're probably using windows anyway, so nuts. Oh alright then, just change the filename so there's a '.mp3' at the end and it'll all be fine...

[ July 14, 2002: Message edited by: Calum ]

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: KernelPanic on 14 July 2002, 21:27

Interesting...

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: lazygamer on 15 July 2002, 02:27

Hmmm LIN-US? I pronounce that as LY-NUS. Funny, he pronounces TORVALDS the same way I do "TOR-VOLDS". In addition, we both pronounce Linux the same way "LIN-IX".  :D

The dude sounds Russian. Very cool, I thought he would sound like some American dude.

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: Calum on 15 July 2002, 02:32

he's not from that far away from Russia now you mention it...

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: Chooco on 15 July 2002, 19:16

yeah i too thought he sounded russian, where's he from anyway? it was somethin like sweden or some place around there.....

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: KernelPanic on 15 July 2002, 19:32

Linus Benedict Torvalds is from Helsinki (Finland's Capital) suprised you didn't know that. He now lives with his family in Santa Clara, California and has done since he started with Transmeta (http://www.transmeta.com)

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Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: KernelPanic on 15 July 2002, 19:35

(http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/linus/small-linus.jpg)

Title: How to pronounce 'Linux'
Post by: pkd_lives on 15 July 2002, 20:43

Find out all you want to know about the man himself and the creation of his little programme.

Amazon.com - Just for fun, Linus Torvalds (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0066620732/qid=1026748131/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-7531522-7022521)

It's a entertaining read, in as much as what he says about various people, and their products, and what he leaves unsaid.