May 9, 1996: Linux Adopts Tux the Penguin
1996 – Linus Torvelds adopts Tux the Penguin as the official mascot of Linux. Tux was first suggested by Alan Cox, then officially created
May 9, 1996: Linux Adopts Tux the Penguin
1996 – Linus Torvelds adopts Tux the Penguin as the official mascot of Linux. Tux was first suggested by Alan Cox, then officially created by Larry Ewing. After a little refinement, Tux came to represent not only Linux, but also Open Source. James Hughes named the penguin TUX – for Torveld’s UniX. The image of Tux was submitted in previous Linux Logo contests, but never won. They then adopted Tux as the mascot, where he is loved by all who live and work in this space.
Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 9
- uMax SuperMac
- Facebook lifts the 5000 friend mark