On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Bruce Broecker wrote:
>>
>> Oh, and Suse,,, that one is like Dr. Suess, not Suzy.... since we are
>> expanding the list.
>
> Really? I have always used conventional german pronunciation, which
> means the e on the end would be an uh sound. So, it would be SueZuh.
suh-lack-ware. Easy peasy.
Let's do a usability test:
Non-obvious Users get mad if
Pronounciation you say it wrong Rhymes with
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SuSe [X] [X] Loos-ah
Gentoo [X] [X] Poo, Sniff-glue
Ubuntu [X] [X] Count Duku
Debian [X] [X]* Schmebian
Redhat [ ] N/A Dead Rat
Slackware [ ] N/A Smack! Ware
*Tests have shown that Deeeeebian users get really mad, to the point of
threatening physical violence. At installfests this typically results in
a big slap-and-bite-fest.
Obviously Redhat and Slackware are clear winners in the pronounciation
area. But Redhat ends up losing because it rhymes with expired rodents.
So Slackware wins again! Is there nothing this great distro can't do?