Re: How to pronouce "Debian"?
Many native english speakers aren't sure at first either because this is a made-up word. debian's founder Ian Murdock
named it thus because his wife's name is Debbie. So, if you know how to pronounce Debbie (short e as in 'bed') and Ian
then you can say Deb-Ian.
tboy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not a native english speaker so i don't know how to pronouce "Debian" --- it seems somewhat strange to me.
> When i introduce Debian to my friends i have to spell it out letter by letter. Any help from native english speakers?
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Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com
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