Why does Linux pronouced like Lunix?

[klah]

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Audio clip of Linus Torvalds pronouncing the word "Linux"

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[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: klah
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Audio clip of Linus Torvalds pronouncing the word "Linux"

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You know what's funny about that is he says his own name as "lynn-us" not "lie-nus" which is how us Americans say the name Linus. So he might pronounce Linux as "lynn-ux", but Americans should say "Lie-nux" since it's named after him. Eh, but I'm not exactly mister language person, and since "lienux" sounds stupid, let's just stick with Linux.

 

[Atvar]

I always thought that Lunix came from Jeffk like two years ago.

Atvar

 

[prodigy]

Originally posted by: Atvar
I always thought that Lunix came from Jeffk like two years ago.

Atvar

That was my first thought when I read the title.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Amused
How do you pronounce "linear?" "Liberal?" Libertarian?" "Libido?"

The same way you're suppose to say "Linux." It's a short I, not a long I.

Sorry to disappoint; every country on the planet doesn't follow English linguistic principles.

That being said: I've always pronounced it lynn-ux. My pronounciation was confirmed when Linus pronounced it on The Screen Savers many, many years ago.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Lynn-$ucks.

j/l

It's Li-nux, after the creator Linus.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused
How do you pronounce "linear?" "Liberal?" Libertarian?" "Libido?"

The same way you're suppose to say "Linux." It's a short I, not a long I.

Sorry to disappoint; every country on the planet doesn't follow English linguistic principles.

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You can roll your eyes all day long, but the vast majority of people discussing this are English speaking Americans. My point was that the proper pronunciation (lynn-ux) was in line with other similarly spelled words in the English language.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: bizmark

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: tk149
Linus Torvalds pronounces "Linux"

All i see is a blank page.

The page should have opened up a WMP window with a WAV file of Linus Torvald prouncing it "Lee-nux."

It didn't work for me either.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Amused
How do you pronounce "linear?" "Liberal?" Libertarian?" "Libido?"

The same way you're suppose to say "Linux." It's a short I, not a long I.

Sorry to disappoint; every country on the planet doesn't follow English linguistic principles.

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You can roll your eyes all day long, but the vast majority of people discussing this are English speaking Americans. My point was that the proper pronunciation (lynn-ux) was in line with other similarly spelled words in the English language.

Well, it's not an English word.
Not that it matters, if the person you're speaking to knows what Linux is, (s)he's likely to know what you mean no matter how you pronounce it.

 

[FoBoT]

for anybody that had trouble with the other link to linus saying his name, try this one

 

[DanTMWTMP]

ur going crazy..