On 3 mai 2003, Lloyd Zusman spake thusly:

>  Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu-rox.org> writes:
>  
> >  Hi,
> >  
> >  I was taking my shower (yes I do sometimes :)), when something
> >  weird appeared in my mind : what does Gnus means exactly ? What the
> >  's' meaning ?
> >  
> >  I know this is strange but just for curiosity, does anybody know ?
> >  
> >  Thx and sorry to bother about that ;)
> >  
> >  zeDek
>  
>  In English, the word "gnu" (meaning "wildebeest") can be pronounced
>  with a silent "g", so that it sounds exactly the same as "new".

Yep got it now ;) 

>  Therefore, using that convention, "Gnus" would be pronounced like
>  "news".  Since Gnus was originally created as a usenet newsreader,
>  that's a very appropriate name.

Knowing how to pronounce it helps a lot :)
  
>  And since it is developed to run under GNU Emacs, it very nicely
>  contains the name GNU.
>  
>  And I'm sure you know what the GNU acronym stands for.

;)
  
zeDek
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