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		lfam on July 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Guix Workflow Language Debian, Ubuntu, UNIX, Linux — none of these have an obvious pronunciation to a native English speaker from USA. Why take such a defeatist attitude? I'm sure you can get the pronunciation right with a little effort.

michaelmrose on July 11, 2019 [–]

I also have a hard time saying gaaaa nome or matey like all aboard matey with a straight face or hey you should use the gimp.

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