Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

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The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.

Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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1 year ago
They do have different roots.

One is % sudo su –

And the other is Canadian directly. Ask his parents their nationality to find better roots.
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  Canadian? Are you thinking of another Linus?
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    I was thinking of the Linus Tech tips dude.
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      Yeah thought so lol

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