How should DeCSS be pronounced?

The answer to this question depends on which source you find more
credible.

According to Star Tech's David Wichner, DeCSS is pronounced "DEE-SIS."

Star Tech: David Wichner
http://www.azstarnet.com/public/startech/archive/020300/plugged.htm

However, such diverse sources as Velvet Donk e-zine, USA Today, and
The New York Times say it is pronounced "DEE-SEE-ESS-ESS" (or
"DEE-C-S-S," which amounts to the same thing, with each of the last
three letters being sounded separately.)

Velvet Donk 2000
http://www.etext.org/Zines/VelvetDonk/vd2000/vd2000.tech.htm

USA Today: Tech
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001-05-01-dvd-copy-trial.htm

New York Times: Amy Harmon
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/biztech/articles/31rite.html

It appears that the weight of the evidence is with "DEE-SEE-ESS-ESS,"
particularly since a columnist in the prestigious New York Times has
endorsed this pronunciation.

Search strategy:

"DeCSS pronounced"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22DeCSS+pronounced

Best regards,
pinkfreud

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 15 Aug 2002 14:48 PDT

eleutheria,

Ah, so you're trying to take some "liberties" with words? This is
appropriate for someone whose screen name means "freedom!"

If you're looking to make a pun out of DeCSS, there's always "CEASE
AND DEE-SISS!" ;)

~pinkfreud

Thanks much.  I was hoping there would be an alternate "phonetic"
pronounciation (i.e. "Decks"), but I'll just have to make my puns some
other way...