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How do you say SUSE? (m.youtube.com)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by barbara@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I always thought those whoe said susa instead of soos are wrong.

Suse stands for "Software und System-Entwicklung" https://linuxiac.com/opensuse/

Edit: Yes, she can still be wrong but then it's supported by the rest of susa's staff https://youtu.be/RsME20zXbQI&t=13

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[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 42 points 8 months ago

Funny except the video's pronunciation is wrong since it is a German name for a company founded in Germany.

[-] barbara@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

So it's a joke by suse themself?

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 36 points 8 months ago

English pronunciation seems more like a joke by the makers of the English language itself.

[-] palordrolap@kbin.social 18 points 8 months ago

English is an open-source project with no overarching plan and several major variants that has had literally millions of contributors over thousands of release cycles per branch. There's bound to be some cruft in the code.

Anyone who suggests reform is enacting that one xkcd about standards. And no-one will use their variant except for a few enthusiasts who think it's the best thing since sliced silicon.

[-] federalreverse@feddit.de 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The marketing idiots who published this are Americans. The pronunciation is borderline correct but not quite.

[-] 737 2 points 8 months ago

a lot of modern German companies have English names

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but this one isn't one of them. It is actually an abbreviation of the long-form Software und System-Entwicklung.

[-] popcorp@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 8 months ago

But why it isn't WuSE - Weichware und System Entwicklung

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Its not as it is made by SUSE the company. It doesn't matter what you think.

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