Tux

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English

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Tux, as originally drawn by Larry Ewing in 1996.

Etymology

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Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds),[1] perhaps also influenced by tux, referring to the tuxedo that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.

Proper noun

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Tux

  1. A cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ James Hughes (1996 June 10) “Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)”, in Ussg.iu.edu[1], archived from the original on 2006-09-22.