[SLUG] Possible handout?

john at johnallsopp.co.uk john at johnallsopp.co.uk
Wed May 4 16:12:16 BST 2005


>>Linux (pronounced with a short i, like 'tin') is an alternative to
>>Microsoft Windows, providing arguably a more stable, less costly yet
>>more capable system.
>>
> I thought it was L-eye-nux and that I pronounced it wrong... but no,
> your right, and I was right as I was thinking I should have been
> pronouncing it wrong when in fact I was pronouncing it right.
>
> Yeah.

Well, it's one of my earliest memories of uni, having the discussion
with Angus (lecturer & Linux God) about its pronounciation, and then
he put the snippet of Linus pronouncing it as the bootup sound, so I
thought it would be imprinted, certainly is for me.

> Sounds good to me - I can't think of anything to add that's pertinent
> to
> your target audience. Nor can I think of anything to remove as being
> superfluous.

Groovy tunes.

J




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