Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:43:16 -0500
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> I always pronounced it "noo", like the animal Gnu is named after.

It's well documented that, in the case of the software meaning, the G
in GNU is *not* silent.  Nor is it silent in gnome or gnats.