this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
106 points (86.3% liked)

Linux

48413 readers
1177 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
106
How do you say SUSE? (m.youtube.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I always thought those whoe said susa instead of soos are wrong.

Suse stands for "Software und System-Entwicklung" https://linuxiac.com/opensuse/

Edit: Yes, she can still be wrong but then it's supported by the rest of susa's staff https://youtu.be/RsME20zXbQI&t=13

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Well you know how USA citizens (yeah they're not English but still) pronounce GNOME ? I once heard one pronounce it as NOME like as in Nomen nescio.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, "nome", with a silent G is the correct pronunciation of "gnome", as in e.g. "garden gnome".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

From the UK I learned it as nome, but the gn is sounded like ng in ing endings rather than n like no. the difference is slight. n As in no is front of tongue on teeth and (g)ng is a back of the throat and nasal NG sound. When I hear people pronounce as two syllables guh-nome it sounds weird.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Is it supposed to sound like an airplane noise?