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>For other uses, see Tux (disambiguation). Tux is the official mascot of the GNU/Linux operating system. Tux, created by Larry Ewing in 1996, is a chubby penguin that looks content and satisfied. The concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel.Tux was designed for a Linux logo contest. Pictures of some of the other contestants can be found at The Linux Logo Competition site. The winning logo was created by Larry Ewing using the GIMP (a free software graphics package) and was released by him under the following condition:Permission to use and/or modify this image is granted provided you acknowledge me lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP if someone asks. [1]
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