josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.message-squaremessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down136
arrow-up1130arrow-down1message-squareThe "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.josefo@leminal.space to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agoI thought Linux was named after Linus Torvalds, its creator.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·11 months agoLinux Is Not a Unix System
minus-squareEmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoOh, is that what Linux stands for. But then what does Linux stand for?
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoNo that’s what Linus stands for.
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoIf that’s the case, maybe he’s addressed why they are pronounced differently.
minus-squarejkozaka@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoHe has. The pronunciation comes from Finnish. How to pronounce it. See how it’s similar with the Finnish accent?
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months 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-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoHe has a strong Swedish accent on how he’s pronouncing his own name though
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months 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.
I thought Linux was named after Linus Torvalds, its creator.
Linux Is Not a Unix System
Oh, is that what Linux stands for. But then what does Linux stand for?
No that’s what Linus stands for.
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?
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
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.