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seacue
4th Oct 2013, 12:37
What is the proper pronunciation for the Linux Mint MATE desktop: M8 or Ma-Tay?
Thank you,
seacue
mixture
6th Oct 2013, 09:04
It's pronounced ....
Who Cares !
:E
le Pingouin
6th Oct 2013, 09:49
mateh: English to Spanish Translation of the word mate (http://spanish.dictionary.com/definition/mate)
The name “MATE” comes from yerba maté (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate), a species of holly native to subtropical South America. Its leaves contain caffeine and are used to make infusions and a beverage called mate.
About | MATE (http://mate-desktop.org/about/)
seacue
6th Oct 2013, 20:03
Thank you, M. le Pingouin.
It would have been nice if they had put the accent in MATÉ .
Took me a while to learn how to set up a "compose" key in Mint.
seacue
le Pingouin
7th Oct 2013, 02:21
The Wikipedia entry mentions that "maté" is Spanish for "I killed", probably not the image they're wanting to convey!
It's better than Whineders & OS-ex anyway :}
seacue
7th Oct 2013, 18:30
They now have Ice Cream Sandwich, etc, etc. I'm waiting for the Op Sys named Hemlock Tea.