@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 10 months agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-square112fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down136
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 10 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•10 months ago Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such. Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is “Lee-nus” and not “Lai-nus”, hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is “Lee-nux”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months ago“Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce ‘Linux’ as ‘Linux’.”
Agreed. The Swedish/Finnish pronunciation of Linus is “Lee-nus” and not “Lai-nus”, hence the correct pronunciation of Linux is “Lee-nux”.
“Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce ‘Linux’ as ‘Linux’.”
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