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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't. (leminal.space)
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[–] echodot 19 points 11 months ago (4 children)

So his name is really Lin-us and not Line-us?

[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I believe I saw a youtube clip of him saying his name and Linux that way, yes.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 3 points 11 months ago

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"Hello, this is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce 'Linux' as 'Linux'."

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[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks :)

[–] neidu@feddit.nl 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes.

Source: I'm Norwegian but I used to know an irate IT finn named Linus. A separate irate IT finn named Linus, that is.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

You can hear him pronounce his name on a kernel.org file, linked here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Linus-linux.ogg

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de -5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think it would be Line-us and Line-ux.

[–] Fisk400@feddit.nu 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No. The Li sound is pronounced the same as in Lift or Lint and not Line.

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting! Thanks for explaining. Mine was a guess at best.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

Finnish definitely does not use that pronunciation