Linux pronunciation guide is wrong.
Bug #68424 reported by
Dave Brady
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Ubuntu Documentation Project Team | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: yelp
ISSUE:
In the About Ubuntu help section, if you click on "What is Linux?", you get a page that has a pronunciation guide for "linux". Quoth the article:
The Linux kernel, pronounced 'lee-nucks' is the...
This is just hideously wrong. I've heard one person in my entire life pronounce Linux in this way, and it sounded ridiculous. Here's a video of Linux Torvalds, telling you how to pronounce it.
http://
REPRODUCING THE ERROR:
Click System->About Ubuntu
Click What is Linux? on the left.
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| Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in yelp: | |
| assignee: | nobody → ubuntu-doc |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Needs Info |
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| Dave Brady (matter-grey) wrote | #2 |
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| Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | Needs Info → Confirmed |
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| Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow) wrote | #4 |
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| towsonu2003 (towsonu2003) wrote | #5 |
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| Matthew East (mdke) wrote | #6 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
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| Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow) wrote | #7 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Thaks for your bug report. How would you spell it's pronounciation without resorting to something like ['li:nuks]?