@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-square121fedilinkarrow-up1163
arrow-up1163message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilink14•1 year agoI thought Linux was named after Linus Torvalds, its creator.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoIf that’s the case, maybe he’s addressed why they are pronounced differently.
minus-squarejkozakalinkfedilink9•1 year agoHe has. The pronunciation comes from Finnish. How to pronounce it. See how it’s similar with the Finnish accent?
minus-square@[email protected]BlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): How to pronounce it. Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoHe also pronounces the “i” the same in both words. So I guess it’s because of his Finnish accent? Hey OP! We have your answer!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoHe has a strong Swedish accent on how he’s pronouncing his own name though
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoOh, is that what Linux stands for. But then what does Linux stand for?
I thought Linux was named after Linus Torvalds, its creator.
If that’s the case, maybe he’s addressed why they are pronounced differently.
He has. The pronunciation comes from Finnish. How to pronounce it. See how it’s similar with the Finnish accent?
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
How to pronounce it.
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
He also pronounces the “i” the same in both words. So I guess it’s because of his Finnish accent? Hey OP! We have your answer!
He has a strong Swedish accent on how he’s pronouncing his own name though
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Oh, is that what Linux stands for. But then what does Linux stand for?
No that’s what Linus stands for.