The History of the Best Known Pengiun (Tux)

There was a time when few knew about Tux the Linux mascot, but nowadays people are dressing there babies to match (see picture below).

The History of the Best Known Pengiun (Tux)%

If you’re interested in the history of the pengiun that could, check out sjbaker.org’s wiki entry on its history. One of the most interesting posts, is the origin of the name –

Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)
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James Hughes (jamesh@interpath.com)
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 20:25:52 -0400
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(T)orvolds (U)ni(X) --> TUX!

Who knew!

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