Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: GNU Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 20:57:49 +0100 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <10oa11n$36k3e$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net YBKrtbgauXv/S8KyRDTJvgghMhai4tGCL+RFdnBkNIZPxrYVzV X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:iCWol/zxiRo2qJRDbDZoIOBBDJg= sha256:Pj8sBHOsCJI1zX1NJ8XZ5tCrzeiShuOzjFQfXyEfR2w= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <10oa11n$36k3e$1@dont-email.me> X-Leafnode-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:82391 On 2026-03-04 20:26, Jason H wrote: > On 03/03/2026 06:54, rbowman wrote: >> Odd question at this point but how do you say 'GNU'? I was watching a >> Lunduke video where he was bitching about Ubuntu's apparent attempt to >> push Rust and was reading from a Ubuntu VP's statement. The first >> encounter with GNU he definitely said G-N-U but later times it still >> sounded like he was saying the letters. At one point he said F-A-Q but >> later said 'fak'. >> >> Is that a Lunduke thing? I've always said it as in 'if you knew what >> the gnu knew'  with sort of a tongue flip on the G, same as with GNOME >> although sometimes I almost drop the G completely. >> >> As far as the video, he did have a point. Apparently they want to >> rewrite ls and other tools that have worked well for decades with >> Rust, while admitting some of the fringe uses may break. The VP also >> told the developers to stop using Python and use Rust, sternly worded >> memo to follow. > > I've pronounced it as Guh-noo for as long as I can remember. I never had to pronounce it :-) -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;