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The concept of the Linux brand character being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.According to Jeff Ayers, Linus Torvalds had a "fixation for flightless, fat waterfowl" and Torvalds claims to have contracted "penguinitis" after being nibbled by a little penguin on a visit to the National Zoo & Aquarium in Canberra, Australia.
Linux-libre, a free and open-source operating system kernel derived from Linux kernel, packaged by GNU to have all the proprietary components removed: A cartoon anthropomorphic penguin [25] Ferris [c] Rust language: A cartoon crab [26] Gavroche: GNU MediaGoblin, a free and open-source decentralized server software for hosting and sharing ...
The gentoo penguin is thought to be the fastest underwater-swimming penguin. The name Gentoo Linux is a reference both to the omnibus Linux mascot— a penguin called Tux— and the project's aim to produce a high-performance operating system. [27]: 383 Unofficial mascots include Larry The Cow [5] and Znurt the Flying Saucer. [96]
The Penguin is the mascot of choice for the British-American Rock Band Fleetwood Mac, and was the name of the first of two albums from 1973. (see Penguin) Tencent QQ has a logo featuring a penguin. Tux the penguin is used as a symbol of Linux. The original image of Tux was drawn by Larry Ewing. Tux is often depicted, in a variety of different ...
Chilevisión has continued to have its logo being shown on the bottom-right of the screen until 2007, when it moved to the top-right of the screen, of which other television channels in Chile had followed in the previous years. Beginning in the late 2000s, separate logos are used for network newscasts; they are usually placed in the bottom-left ...
Frozen Bubble's protagonist is a penguin a la Tux, the mascot of Linux and popular feature in many free software/open-source games. In this game, Tux has to shoot colored frozen bubbles to form groups of the same color. Such groups disappear and the object is to clear the whole screen in this way before a bubble passes a line at the bottom.
It takes a village to raise a child - but apparently, only one penguin to create the village. Maryland Zoo's "Mr. Greedy" died this week after fathering 230 penguins and helping rebuild the ...
English: Modern icon of the Tux penguin, mascot of the kernel Linux, created as a logo for the Italian Linux Society.This logo can be Freely used for whatever other purpose, also for commercial purposes, in addition to representing the Italian association but note that "Linux" is obviously a registered trademark by Linus Torvalds.