antsy Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I have herd all 3 :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmove Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Li-Nux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Clark- Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 lin-ux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadite66 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 win-dows :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drekon_v1 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Lin-uks is the only way I've heard it or have said it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[david] Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 line - ux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted September 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2004 Li-Nux That is the functionally the same as "Line-Uks". I'm more of a Lin-ix guy myself but it's close enough to "Lin- Uks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eevoo Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 All three. Just depends on my mood and who I am talking to about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmmay Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 there was an article on here and slashdot a few months back about this, aparently Linus Torvalds pronounces it linix (two short i sounds) so the majority of us are right :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Lin- Uks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 15, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2004 there was an article on here and slashdot a few months back about this, aparently Linus Torvalds pronounces it linix (two short i sounds) so the majority of us are right :D Linus actually pronounces it all the different 'mainstream' ways now. Originally, since his name is pronounced "LEE-nus" in Finnish, he had a sound file that showed he pronounces it "LEE-nooks". However, I say "LIN-uks" (though, I used to say "LIE-nicks" before I heard the audio file, or talked to other Linux users) :blush: EDIT: Straight from the man.... http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/linus/english.au EDIT #2: The FAQ site I linked to says Linus speaks Swedish. And, according to Finland's official tourist information site, "The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish, the latter spoken as a mother tongue by about 6% of the people.", so I guess not everyone in Finland uses Finnish as their primary language. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 I say LEE-nooks (~_~) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsquirle Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Leenux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosleep Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 "I'm more of a Lin-ix guy myself but it's close enough to "Lin- Uks"" I do the same thing, it's just a habit. It's pretty close though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gism0 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 There really is no argument http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Don't know about you but I usually say it with my mouth :rofl: It really doesn't matter just as long as you know how to spell it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaguratuS Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Just started out with lie-nux here and it caught on for me :) Just sounds so much more... robust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caerma Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Lin- Uks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_R2D2 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Because I am Swedish, Lin- Uks sounds most natural for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted September 16, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2004 I dont say it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Leen-ucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavion Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Linus Torvalds is where it's derived and he says his name lin-uks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted September 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2004 Li-nuks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Decline Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Lin- Uks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futb0l Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 I say all three of 'em, depending on what the other person say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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