On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Jeff Kell wrote:
 
> Seems they have a phonetic "code" for otherwise gibberish phrases.  I wonder
> now many others there are?  Like "gnu".  Is this pronounced "nue/new" like
> the animal, or is it "ga-NEW"?
 
To quote Richard Stallman from The GNU Manifesto:
 
What's GNU?  Gnu's Not Unix!
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GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for the complete
Unix-compatible software system which I am writing so that I can give it
away free to everyone who can use it.  Several other volunteers are
helping me.  Contributions of time, money, programs and equipment are
greatly needed.
 
<snip>
 
To avoid horrible confusion, please pronounce the `G' in the word
`GNU' when it is the name of this project.
 
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Randy Medd
Telamon, Inc.