Tux, the Linux Penguin

Updated July 24, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The Question:

How did a penguin come to be the mascot for the Linux operating system?

The Answer:

The short answer is that Linus Torvalds, founder of Linux, likes penguins, and he said so when a number of users were discussing what to use as a logo. Larry Ewing created what's now the canonical drawing, and the rest is history.

For a full explanation, see A Complete History of Tux (So Far), by Steve Baker.

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