Is debian pronounced -

Deb ee an

Dee bee an

????

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On Feb 5, 11:03 pm, "Richard Johnson" <r...@remove.this.tairedd.com>
wrote:
> Is debian pronounced -
>
> Deb ee an
>
> Dee bee an

"Deb" "Ian" as in the names of the two people (Ian and his then
girlfriend, now wife Deb)

Quote: "Since many people have asked, Debian is pronounced /
=CB=88de.bi.=C9=99n/. It comes from the names of the creator of Debian, Ian
Murdock, and his wife, Debra."

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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:03:07 -0800, Richard Johnson wrote:

> Is debian pronounced -
>
> Deb ee an
>
> Dee bee an
>
> ????

Here's another one - is it spelled contraversy or controversy?

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"CodeWright" <lpitcher@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:1170735171.482241.6680
@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> "Deb" "Ian" as in the names of the two people (Ian and his then
> girlfriend, now wife Deb)

Yet, Ian can be pronounced with a hard or soft "I" depending on where in
the world you come from.

To me, it's "deb-ee-an."

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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:03:07 -0800, Richard Johnson wrote:

> Is debian pronounced -
>
> Deb ee an
>
> Dee bee an
>
> ????

To me it's pronounced dead! LOL!

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