Re: origin and pronunciation of "Debian"

1996-06-19 Thread Lars Wirzenius
[ Note: I read this mailing list. There is no need to CC me on replies, unless it is _really_ urgent. I pay for my PPP connections. Thanks. ] Juergen Menden: > rumours say its Deb-Ian, from Ian Murdock and his wife Deb. ;-) Is Ian pronounced "ee-an" or "eye-an"? My dictionary lists both way

Re: origin and pronunciation of "Debian"

1996-06-19 Thread Juergen Menden
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote: > > I'm working on the FAQ now, and believe it or not, these questions come up > (at least in the back of people's minds) fairly often. > > So, is it "Deee'-bian" (long e) or "Deb'-ian" (short e), or something else? rumours say its Deb-Ian, from I

Re: origin and pronunciation of "Debian"

1996-06-18 Thread Mike Coleman
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 14:20:55 -0400 From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So, is it "Deee'-bian" (long e) or "Deb'-ian" (short e), or something else? It never occurred to me that the pronunciation could be anything other than "Day'-bee-un", but then I say "Lye'-nucks", too. -

Re: origin and pronunciation of "Debian"

1996-06-18 Thread Karl Ferguson
> I'm working on the FAQ now, and believe it or not, these questions come up > (at least in the back of people's minds) fairly often. > > So, is it "Deee'-bian" (long e) or "Deb'-ian" (short e), or something else? > > Also, where did the word come from and why does the project have that name? >

origin and pronunciation of "Debian"

1996-06-18 Thread Susan G. Kleinmann
I'm working on the FAQ now, and believe it or not, these questions come up (at least in the back of people's minds) fairly often. So, is it "Deee'-bian" (long e) or "Deb'-ian" (short e), or something else? Also, where did the word come from and why does the project have that name? TIA, Susan K