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Mascot , were developed in email exchanges on a public Mailing List .]] Tux is the official Mascot of the Linux Kernel . Tux, created by Larry Ewing in 1996 , is a chubby Penguin that looks content and satisfied. The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds , the creator of the Linux kernel. Tux was designed for a Linux logo contest. Pictures of some of the other contestants can be found here . The winning logo was created by Larry Ewing using the GIMP (a Free Software graphics package) and was released by him under the following condition: Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks. According to on a visit to Canberra , Australia {Link without Title} . 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. Tux has become an icon for the Linux and FLOSS community, with one British Linux user group adopting a penguin at Bristol Zoo . He is much more famous than his big friend, GNU, a peaceful and shy Gnu that represents the GNU Project. logo]] mascot]] 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. Tux is the star of a Linux Game called 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 . In some Linux Distribution s, Tux greets the user during Booting , with Multi-processor systems displaying multiple tuxes. It is sometimes claimed that the name was derived from Torvalds '''U'''ni'''X''', a name suggested by James Hughes, rather than the explanation that penguins look vaguely as if they are wearing a '''tux'''edo . TUX is also the name of Linux Kernel -based Web Server . TRIBUTES TO TUX
VIDEO GAMES Several Video Games , mostly Open Source and/or for Linux , have starred Tux, including:
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