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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't. (leminal.space)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I first started using Linux in 1995 (I think it was kernel 1.2 or something), and this was being argued over (or at least discussed) even back then. The conclusion was that Leenus doesn’t care how you pronounce Leenux.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And he pronounces it Leenooks

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You’re exactly correct. That was my best approximation.