How To Pronounce GNU
The name “GNU” is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix!”; it is pronounced as one syllable with a hard g, like “grew” but with the letter n instead of_r_.
This is a recording of Richard Stallmansaying “GNU” and another with a short explanation about how GNU was named:
How to say “GNU”:
How GNU Was Named:
The combination of GNU and Linux is the GNU/Linux operating system, now used by millions and sometimes incorrectly called simply “Linux.”
For more detailed information and history of the GNU Operating System visitgnu.org/gnu/