How Do You Pronouce Linux?
Submitted on July 26th, 2007 by admin
Filed under Linux
Why do I wonder about this stuff?
Most people agree that several accepted pronunciations exist…
- Lin-nicks
- Line-icks
- Lean-oocks
The author of linux Linus Torvalds prounounces it this way.
I have always said “lin-nicks” as I related it to “you-nicks” (unix).
How do you say it?






September 7th, 2007 at 4:49 am
Lean-oocks as it is mainly pronounced in germany
September 7th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
[…] En el fondo están bastante aceptadas todas ellas, cada una en su país, obviamente. Sin embargo si alguien quiere un punto de referencia de cual sería la más correcta, mejor que nos lo diga el propio Linus Torvalds. Escuchadle. Fuente: tipmonkies […]
September 8th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
It’s “lin-nicks,” as made clear in the documentary “Revolution OS.” Linus Torvalds was pretty firm on this.