On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, Dave Cinege wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:52:51 -0400 (EDT), Will Lowe wrote: > > > > >> * D, like the d in day > >> * e, like the e in pet > >> * b, much softer than the b in bass > >> * i, like see > >> * a, like a in father (american english) > >> * n, like in now > > > >for me (i'm on the middle atlantic seaboard in the US, > >south of Philadelphia), it's almost the same. My "b" is a little harder > >than yours, and "ian" goes > > : e as in "see" > > : an as in "Annie" > > > > So it's three syllables, "Deb'-i-an", with the accent on the "deb". > > This is also how I pronounce it. But the question really is, how does the > guy who made it pronouce it? I guess it hinges on how he says his name.
Exactly. Ian is typically pronounced ee-an. > ????? > > Mr. Jackson? You are asking the wrong Ian. The creator of Debian is Ian Murdoch. Luck, Dwarf -- _-_-_-_-_-_- _-_-_-_-_-_-_- aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 656-9769 Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 _-_-_-_-_-_- If you don't see what you want, just ask _-_-_-_-_-_-_- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .