My comparison between GNUcash and Skrooge (if anyone is interested)

[Bob Plantz]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnucash-user-bounces+rgplantz=gmail.com at gnucash.org
> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+rgplantz=gmail.com at gnucash.org] On Behalf
> Of Tommy Trussell
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:25 AM
> To: The00Dustin at gmx.net
> Cc: Algeorge; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: My comparison between GNUcash and Skrooge (if anyone is
> interested)
> 
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Dustin Henning <The00Dustin at gmx.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Ladner [mailto:eric.ladner at gmail.com]
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 5:17 AM, Dustin Henning <The00Dustin at gmx.net>
> > wrote:
> > > I didn't watch the video (because I'm more of a reading person), but
> > > I'm not sure your pronunciation of GnuCash is wrong.  The reason I
> > > say this is I saw the post that said something to the effect of
> > > "most people I know pronounce it gu-noo", but I believe it is called
> > > GnuCash because it is based on the Gnu public license, which I
> > > believe comes from the Gnu operating system whose mascot is an
> > > animal called a gnu (see gnu.org).  That gnu is pronounced new, not
> > > gu-new, and therefore, if you pronounced it new-cash, I believe you
> > > were right (and sometimes,
> > most people are wrong, see history).
> >
> > GNU, as in gnu.org pronounces the G.
> >
> > Yes, the mascot is a gnu (pronounced like "noo" or "nu", but that's
> > part of the pun, I suppose.  The name "GNU" is a recursive acronym
> > meaning "GNU's Not Unix".
> >
> > Listen to Richard Stallman (the guy that created it):
> > http://www.gnu.org/pronunciation/pronunciation.html
> >
> >
> > --
> > Eric Ladner
> >
> >
> > Nice, not going to listen for the same reason I didn't watch the
> > video, but I accept evidence/facts, just not "most people think/say."
> > ;)
> >
> 
> Since several people on the list made a point of NOT watching the video, I
> thought I would chime in one last time to say I only brought up the issue
of
> the pronunciation because because in the video he said "gee enn yoo cash,"
> which I considered to be an unusual pronunciation, quite outside the usual
> GNU = "guh-noo" vs GNU = "noo" debate.
> 
> ALL THAT SAID, I don't think it's WRONG to spell out "G.N.U." when
> pronouncing GnuCash, though in my humble opinion it's not a very common
> pronunciation.
> 

I'm reminded of a talk I attended about the development of C++. The speaker
said that he had heard "Bjarne Stroustrup" pronounced several different ways
and was curious to know the correct pronunciation. He managed to get
Stroustrup's telephone number. To his surprise, Stroustrup himself answered
with, "Hello, this is Bjarne Stroustrup." The speaker said that he responded
with, "You just answered my question."

--Bob