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On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 23:46 -0400, Michael Scottaline wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 22:30 -0500, C Hamel wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><snippage></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Perhaps that is what the netadmin was referring to, and I merely misunderstood </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> his meaning. At any rate, kudos to Linus. Question: Isn't the name Linux </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> (with a long 'i')...? Why do people refer to Linux (w/a short 'i')? Isn't </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> it named after LInus ...although a bit loosely??</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">I've heard Linus introduce himself as Linus Torvalds with a short i in</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Linus. I believe he also employs in the short i in Linux as well.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Best,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Mike</FONT>
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It's a short I because its a Minix clone whether it stood for Linus' Minix contracted to Linux I can't say. And Linus has a capital I sound. These pronunciations are from a sound byte from Linus.<BR>
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