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|'''Tux''' the [[penguin]] is the official logo and cartoon mascot for the [[Linux]] computer [[operating system]]. First drawn in 1996 by Larry Ewing, the fun-loving character has a special place in many people's imaginations, both inside and outside of the global Linux community.
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|[[Image:Linux_Tux_Logo.png|thumb|200px|Tux the penguin, drawn by Larry Ewing as described by Linus Torvalds]]
|Prototype of Tux Linux Penguin.jpg|The original prototype Tux. At the recommendation of [[Linus Torvalds]], Tux is based on this very image.
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|Linux_Tux_Logo.png|The most known version of Tux the Linux penguin, drawn by Larry Ewing as described by [[Linus Torvalds]].
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|Tux_Canberra_Zoo.jpg|Sign at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia, by their penguin exhibit. The sign describes the story of Trovalds catching "penguinitis" and the origins of Tux.
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|Penguins Canbrerra Zoo.jpg|[[Little Penguin]]s at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia, from where [[Linus Trovalds]] stated he caught "penguinitis" after being nibbled by one.  
Image:Penguins Canbrerra Zoo.jpg|[[Little Penguin]]s at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia, from where [[Linus Trovalds]] stated he caught "penguinitis" after being nibbled by one.
|Penguin-angry-tran.1.gif|An early sketch of Tux, depicting how Linux's early developers felt their operating system was geared up for competition with other operating systems.  
Image:Tux_Canberra_Zoo.jpg|Sign at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canberra, Australia, by their penguin exhibit. The sign describes the story of Trovalds catching "penguinitis" and the origins of Tux.
|Tux_linux_mascot_doll.jpg|Tux as a plush [[toy]].
Image:Penguin-angry-tran.1.gif|An early sketch of Tux, depicting how Linux's early developers felt their operating system was geared up for competition with other operating systems.
|Penguin 6.jpg|Sculpture by [[Lego]].
Image:Tux_linux_mascot_doll.jpg|Tux as a plush [[toy]]
|Lego daemon tux.jpg|Another Harshbarger sculpture, this time with the [[BSD Daemon]].
Image:Penguin 6.jpg|Lego sculpture by Eric Harshbarger
|Tux_Origami.jpg|Tux [[origami]].  
Image:Lego daemon tux.jpg|Another Harshbarger sculpture, this time with the [[BSD Daemon]]
|Tux the Penguin by Vik Oliver GFDL.jpg|A Tux [[tattoo]].
Image:Tux_Origami.jpg|Tux [[origami]].<ref>Pattern available at http://www.thepapershaper.com/index.asp?action=plan&shape_id=9</ref>
|Tux micro.jpg|Measuring 130 microns in size, this image is believed to be the smallest print of Tux in the world.  
Image:Tux the Penguin by Vik Oliver GFDL.jpg|A Tux [[tattoo]]
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Image:Tux micro.jpg|Measuring 130 microns in size, this image is believed to be the smallest print of Tux in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/pages/linuxpenguin.html | title=Molecular Expressions: The Silicon Zoo - Tux, the Linux Penguin | date=Accessed April 18th, 2007 }}</ref>


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