Anyone know how centos is actually pronounced? When people I work with ask me which linux I run, I say it like the word scent - oh - s, with a sharp S on the end. How's everyone else say it? How's it supposed to be said?
Todd Blake wrote on 18 May 2005 00:38:> Anyone know how centos is actually pronounced? When people I work > with ask me which linux I run, I say it like the word scent - oh - s, > with a sharp S on the end. How's everyone else say it? How's it > supposed to be said?I pronounce it "cent" (as in dollars and "cents") "os" (as in "os"tritch). M.
Todd Blake wrote:>Anyone know how centos is actually pronounced? When people I work >with ask me which linux I run, I say it like the word scent - oh - s, >with a sharp S on the end. How's everyone else say it? How's it >supposed to be said? >I pronounce it like the breath freshener. CentOS, the freshmaker! --Shawn
Todd Blake wrote:> Anyone know how centos is actually pronounced? When people I work > with ask me which linux I run, I say it like the word scent - oh - s, > with a sharp S on the end. How's everyone else say it? How's it > supposed to be said?I'm pronouncing it using Croatian spelling rules. Simply pronounce it as it is written: CentOS! No guessing mambo-jumbo you have in English spelling rules (should they be called rules at all?) ;-) -- Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic at pbl.ca> Pollard Banknote Limited Systems Administrator 1499 Buffalo Place Tel: (204) 474-2323 ext 276 Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L7