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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Posted Jun 2, 2011 20:54 UTC (Thu) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648)
Parent article: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

In a fraction, 1/3. (Three out of nine letters when you include the '/'.)

Spoken, also 1/3 (syllables). Assuming you can pronounce "GNU" in one syllable. (I usually pronounce the 'G' hard, so it sounds like a mini-second syllable, as in "guh-NOO" [sorry, I don't know IPA].)

;-)


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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Posted Jun 3, 2011 9:16 UTC (Fri) by mpr22 (subscriber, #60784) [Link]

Conveniently, the hard-g pronunciation of "gnu" would be written /gnu/ in the IPA :)

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