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uhhh.... yea antelopes.... im pretty sure it means

Gnu Not Unix lol..... just a guess.
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uhhh.... yea antelopes.... im pretty sure it means

Gnu Not Unix lol..... just a guess.
..yeah, haha, lol, blah blah...

I was responding to the question as to the reason behind the letter G being used in the name, as in why it isn't named BNU (Bnu Not Unix), or CNU (Cnu Not Unix), or even GINU (Ginu Is Not Unix). There's no other reason to particularly use the letter G in the name other than make the recursive acronym an actual word.

..haha, lol, whatever...
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thank yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuman
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the correct way to pronounce GNU is "GNU".

In my opinion it should be pronounced exactly the same as in "Gnu Song" by Flanders and Swann.
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I'm sure this has probably been mentioned, but I HIGHLY recommend the DVD entitled "Revolution OS (2002)". It stars Linus Torvalds, Richard M. Stallman, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens, Larry Augustin, and other key players in the birth of Linux, and the origin and correct pronunciation of GNU, right from Richard Stallman. Buy this DVD, you won't regret it.

You can find it on Amazon, just search for "revolution os". Here is the short description: "REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers and computer programmers who rebelled against Microsoft and the idea of proprietary software to create GNU, Linux, and the Open Source movement. Shot on location in Silicon Valley on 35mm film and in widescreen, REVOLUTION OS captures an offbeat group of characters who are three-parts libertarian, two-parts communist, and one-part bad garage band."
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Hi sorry My ignorance , i didnt found a location to put this question and wen I try search it came ... a lot ,...a lot of not of what I was looking for.

I'm new in Linux so new that i dont have the system install in my computer yet, I already heard a lot of linux and the good things that it can provides, I love draw and use a lot of grafic softwares, and recently a needed to use Maya ,and the only fonded Maya for Linux, I know theres a lot of types of Linux. How do I now the best one for my area?

sorry again that I didnt find the right place to post it
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also "route" rhymes with "root".
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