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by Jon on September 30th, 2005

Of this there can be no doubt. It is pronouced “Guh-noo”.

craig
Oct 1, 2005 at 6:58 pm

Ahem, its an acronymn! It’s G-N-U! :P
Unless your wanting to impersonate the mascot? :D Aka “large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail”.
Only then will I allow your “Guh-noo!” :P

“Guh-noo!” to you too. :D
Jon
Oct 1, 2005 at 9:24 pm

Laff..it’s not up to me. RMS himself named it and you can see his *very* clear explanation at the FSF link above :)

I am curious about what you think it’s an acronym for?
Jon
Oct 1, 2005 at 9:30 pm

Argh…I should read my own links before writing.

I agree - it’s a recursive acronym for ‘Guh-noo is Not Unix’. But that doesn’t change the pronounciation of GNU :)
craig
Oct 1, 2005 at 11:20 pm

I should have read that link too. lol.
I still think it should be G-N-U since we’re not talking about the animal…
Jon
Oct 2, 2005 at 8:15 am

I think they might be talking about the animal. The GNU appears to be their mascot.

What a tangled web…