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josefo@leminal.space to 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.

josefo@leminal.space to 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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