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Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996 (www.tomshardware.com)
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The contented penguin had to be overweight like it had eaten a bucketful of herring, as the only other kind of happy penguin is one that has ‘just gotten laid,’ reasoned the Linux supremo.

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[–] copygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Xenia will forever be the true Linux mascot in my heart.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Xenia? For when you want to run Linux on an IBM compatible with a 500Mb drive, CD-ROM and a 14.4 modem?