Tux

See also: tüx, TUX, and tux

English

Etymology

Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds),[1] perhaps also influenced by tux, referring to the tuxedo that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʌks/
  • Rhymes: -ʌks
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Tux

  1. A cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.

See also

References

  1. ^ James Hughes (10 June 1996), “Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)”, in Ussg.iu.edu‎[1], archived from the original on 22 September 2006.
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