Tux/Gallery
This gallery is part of the Approved Tux article.{| align=center border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=3 width="650px" style="border: 1px solid #E0E0E0; background-color: #F8F8F8" |- |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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Little Penguins at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canbrerra, Australia, from where Linus Trovalds stated he caught "penguinitis" after being nibbled by one.
Sign at the National Zoo & Aquarium, Canbrerra, Australia, by their penguin exhibit. The sign describes the story of Trovalds catching "penguinitis" and the origins of Tux.
An early sketch of Tux, depicting how Linux's early developers felt their operating system was geared up for competition with other operating systems.
Tux as a plush toy
Lego sculpture by Eric Harshbarger
Another Harshbarger sculpture, this time with the BSD Daemon
A Tux tattoo
![Measuring 130 microns in size, this image is believed to be the smallest print of Tux in the world.[2]](/wiki/images/thumb/f/f1/Tux_micro.jpg/120px-Tux_micro.jpg)
Measuring 130 microns in size, this image is believed to be the smallest print of Tux in the world.[2]
![Tux origami.[1]](/wiki/File:Tux_Origami.jpg)
![Measuring 130 microns in size, this image is believed to be the smallest print of Tux in the world.[2]](/wiki/File:Tux_micro.jpg)
References
- ↑ Pattern available at http://www.thepapershaper.com/index.asp?action=plan&shape_id=9
- ↑ Molecular Expressions: The Silicon Zoo - Tux, the Linux Penguin (Accessed April 18th, 2007).