Tux, as originally drawn by Larry Ewing

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Origins

An Adelie Penguin

The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux. Tux was created by Larry Ewing in 1996 after an initial suggestion made by Alan Cox ^[1] and further refined by Linus Torvalds on the Linux kernel mailing list^[2]. The first person to call the penguin "Tux" was James Hughes who said that it stood for "(T)orvalds (U)ni(X)"^[3]. Download high resolution version (500x698, 72 KB)Photo of Adelie Penguin on Petermann Island, taken February 2001 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (500x698, 72 KB)Photo of Adelie Penguin on Petermann Island, taken February 2001 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Binomial name (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) Adélie Penguins at Cape Adare The Adélie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae is, together with the Emperor Penguin, one of the only two types of penguin living on the Antarctic mainland. ... Modern genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For prehistoric genera, see Systematics Some penguins are curious. ... Linus Benedict Torvalds  ; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. ... Creator of the Linux mascot, Tux. ... Alan Cox at FOSS.IN/2005 Alan Cox (born 1968) is a computer programmer heavily involved in the development of the Linux kernel since its early days (1991). ... The Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) is the main electronic mailing list for Linux kernel development[1][2], where majority of the announcements, discussions, debates, and flame wars over the kernel take place[3]. Many other mailing lists exist to discuss the different subsystems and ports of the Linux kernel...

Tux was designed for a Linux logo contest. Confusingly, there were actually three separate contests and Tux didn't win any of them. This is why Tux is formally known as the Linux mascot and not the logo.^[4] Pictures of some of the other contestants can be found here. Tux was created^[5] by Larry Ewing using the first publicly released^[6] version (0.54) of GIMP, a free software graphics package. It was released by him under the following condition: The GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, is a raster graphics editor application with some support for vector graphics. ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without...

Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks. ^[7]

According to Jeff Ayers, Linus Torvalds had a "fixation for flightless, fat waterfowl" and Torvalds claims to have contracted "penguinitis" after being gently nibbled by a penguin: "Penguinitis makes you stay awake at nights just thinking about penguins and feeling great love towards them." Torvalds' supposed illness is of course a joke, but he really was bitten by a Little Penguin on a visit to Canberra, Australia ^[8]. Torvalds was looking for something fun and sympathetic to associate with Linux, and a slightly fat penguin sitting down after having had a great meal perfectly fit the bill. Korora redirects here. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

Tux has become iconic for Linux, with one British Linux user group adopting a live Black-Footed (Jackass) penguin at Bristol Zoo on the occasion of Linus Torvalds' birthday. Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Blackfooted Penguin (and formerly as the Jackass Penguin), is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with the largest colony... Bristol Zoo is a major UK tourist attraction in the city of Bristol in Southwest England. ...

Appearance

Tux does not accurately portray any of the 19 species of penguin although he somewhat resembles an Adelie penguin. He is often dressed or portrayed differently, depending on context; for example, when representing the PaX security algorithm, he wears a helmet and brandishes an axe and shield, and his eyes are red. Recently, Tux has been redrawn to blend more appropriately into "crystalized" desktop themes. Modern genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For prehistoric genera, see Systematics Some penguins are curious. ... Binomial name (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) Adélie Penguins at Cape Adare The Adélie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae is, together with the Emperor Penguin, one of the only two types of penguin living on the Antarctic mainland. ... In computer security, PaX is a patch for the Linux kernel that implements least privilege protections for memory pages. ... This article is about the headgear. ... Axe For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation). ... A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. ...

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QuickTime penguin controversy

The old QuickTime penguin is not Tux.

Some people believe that the QuickTime penguin is inspired by Tux and is a genuine free image. This is not the case, the image is copyrighted by Apple and not available as free content. Some free and open source software projects still use modified version of this penguin, without the QuickTime logo: notably the Gentoo homepage. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc. ... QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc. ... Free content is any kind of functional work, artwork, or other creative content upon which no legal restriction has been placed that significantly interferes with peoples freedom to use, understand, redistribute, improve, and share the content. ... Copyright symbol Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. ... Apple Inc. ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without... ... The Gentoo Linux operating system (pronounced ) is a Linux distribution named after the Gentoo penguin. ...

Uses

Tux is the star of many games, including Tux Racer, in which the user guides Tux down a variety of different icy hills on his belly, trying to catch herring and beat the time limit. Tux is also a character in the webcomic User Friendly. Tux Racer is a 3D computer game starring the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin. ... Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Atlantic... For the concept in software engineering, see user-friendliness. ... Webcomics, also known as online comics and internet comics, are comics that are available to read on the Internet. ... For the concept in software engineering, see user-friendliness. ...

In some Linux distributions, Tux greets the user during booting, with multi-processor systems displaying multiple tuxes. A Linux distribution, often simply distribution or distro, is a member of the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems comprising the Linux kernel, the non-kernel parts of the GNU operating system, and assorted other software. ... In computing, booting (booting up) is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. ... Parallel computing is the simultaneous execution of the same task (split up and specially adapted) on multiple processors in order to obtain faster results. ...

TUX is also the name of Linux kernel-based web server. The TUX web server is a kernel-based web server for Linux licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section can be improved by converting lengthy lists to text. ... The inside/front of a Dell PowerEdge web server The term Web server can mean one of two things: A computer program that is responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients, which are known as Web browsers, and serving them HTTP responses along with optional data contents, which usually are...

Tux in popular culture

• In the Web RPG DragonFable, the penguin pet is named Linus, referring to Linus Torvalds himself; he also refuses to do Windows.

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Video games

Tux, in front of the Palais Brongniart (former Paris stock exchange), during a free software business meeting

Tux has taken on a role in the Linux community similar to that which Mario holds in the Nintendo community. As such, several video games, mostly free and open source and/or for Linux, have starred Tux, including: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... The Paris Bourse (or Bourse de Paris in French) is the Paris stock exchange, known as Euronext Paris from 2000 onwards. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and is the official mascot of Nintendo. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ...

• Tux on the Run
• 3D-Blox
• Tux Racer (or its continuation, Planet Penguin Racer), a game similar to popular snowboarding games, except the snowboarder here is replaced by Tux
• SuperTux, a platform game similar to Super Mario Bros.
• Pingus, a Lemmings clone (where the penguins replaced the lemmings)
• Tux the Penguin - A Quest for Herring (the first 3D game starring Tux).
• Tux Kart - A GoKart racing game.
• Super Tux Kart The sequel of Tux Kart.
• Tux Paint, a drawing program for young children.
• Freedroid RPG
• XTux, a multiplayer 2D Gauntlet-style game.
• Tux typing, an educational typing tutor for children.
• Tux of math command, an educational math game for children.
• Tux Climber,a Icy Tower-like game featuring Tux.
• Icebreaker, a JezzBall-like game in which one traps penguins on ice flows.

Tux Racer is a 3D computer game starring the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin. ... SuperTux is a free software, classic style 2D jump and run game inspired by the Nintendo Super Mario series. ... A simple platform sequence from the game Wonder Boy Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles. ... Super Mario Bros. ... Pingus screenshot Pingus is an free software computer game inspired by Lemmings and created by Ingo Ruhnke. ... Lemmings, a computer game developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) and published by Psygnosis in 1991, was one of the most popular computer games of its time. ... Tux Paint is an open source bitmap graphics editor (a program for creating and processing raster graphics) geared towards young children. ... Gauntlet is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games. ... The initial appearance of the first level. ...

Gown and Penny

In some games that star Tux, a desire for more gender neutrality has resulted in them allowing the players to play as either Tux or his female friend "Gown".^[9] Gown is variously depicted as being a pink version of Tux (eg XTux) or as having a somewhat less fat appearance and wearing items of clothing such as a short skirt and a hair bow (eg TuxKart and Quest for Herring). In SuperTux and Super TuxKart, there is a different female penguin called 'Penny' who is purple and white.

Other uses

• Tux had an uncredited use in the Al Gore's Penguin Army video controversy.

• During the Q&A session following his COMDEX Fall 1999 keynote address, Linus Torvalds was asked if he had any idea how many stuffed penguins had been sent to Bill Gates. Torvalds' response was another question: "To the nearest thousand?"

• Tux has been adapted to a Designer Toy called a Gwin and is distributed by October Toys. It is redesigned by different artists and sold in short collectable runs through the October Toys website and other collectable vinyl toy sites. There are also artists who buy a blank Gwin to hand paint and customize as a one-off art piece.

Al Gores Penguin Army is a video spoofing An Inconvenient Truth, the documentary film about Al Gores efforts to raise awareness of global warming. ... COMDEX (Computer Dealers Exhibition) was a computer expo held in Las Vegas, Nevada, each November from 1979 to 2003. ... Linus Benedict Torvalds  ; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ...

References

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External links

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