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Cygnus-X1
10-27-2000, 11:55 PM
Yes a kind of silly question eh?

Is it like linen li-nen, liberal
li-beral or library li-brary, liar li-ar???

Thanks http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

NDC
10-28-2000, 12:37 AM
Is it like linen li-nen, liberal

That's the way.... http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

CMonster
10-28-2000, 12:58 AM
"Lenucs"

Richard_Cranium72
10-28-2000, 03:51 AM
LINE - UX

jman01pa
10-28-2000, 04:14 AM
mi·cro·soft


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techs
10-28-2000, 05:15 AM
saw an interview on television with the guy that it is named after and they pronounced his name as in linen.

jamis
10-28-2000, 07:29 AM
Here is how Linus Torvalds (the man) pronounces it... http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
http://www.linux.org/info/sounds/english.au

psyklone
10-28-2000, 07:45 AM
i can't help but cringe anytime i hear someone pronounce it like 'l-eye-nux', it sounds so wrong.

l-in-ux

Cygnus-X1
10-28-2000, 08:58 AM
LOL,

Thanks for the replies!

Tekkitan
10-29-2000, 07:38 AM
It is pronounced like Li-beral, i know this because i have taken several UNIX administrator classes and went to several UNIX conventions, everyone says it that way.

Lin-ux