http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/ftp-archives/sunsite.unc.edu/Nov-06-1994/docs/linux-announce.archive/volume94/Mar/940319.02 

From: torvalds@cs.Helsinki.FI (Linus Torvalds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Subject: Linux pronounciation HOWTO
Date: 18 Mar 1994 12:48:42 GMT
Approved: linux-announce@tc.cornell.edu (Lars Wirzenius)
Message-ID: <2mc7va$6k4@hydra.Helsinki.FI>

As the "How do you pronounce Linux?" thread comes up every once in a
while, I have now uploaded the definitive answer to ftp.funet.fi and
ftp.cs.helsinki.fi.  For anybody with the ability to play 8kHz 8-bit
audio files, you now have the possibility to listen to the piping voice
of God (hint: "cat swedish.au > /dev/audio"). 

The files can be found in:

        ftp.funet.fi:
                pub/OS/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus/SillySounds
        ftp.cs.helsinki.fi:
                pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/SillySounds

as "swedish.au" and "english.au" for the Swedish and English versions
respectively (surprise, surprise).  They both say something like "Hello,
this is Linus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux as Linux".  Impressive
stuff, and it only gets better by being played continuously, preferably
on several machines at the same time, in both languages.  MAX VOLUME!

                Linus

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[ Moderator's note: This is not a real HOWTO; it won't be repeated --liw ]