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On the frontier: Reinforcements (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 6 months ago by pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 53 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I don't get it.

[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 124 points 6 months ago (2 children)

My apologies, this of course takes place on the frontier of the Penguin Realm, where the local garrison faces immeasurable odds of corpo-barians and binary-blobians, while trying to expand the realm's border. To support these endeavors, the Penguin command sends reinforcements made up of foxes. One Penguin is particularly distraught, seeing one of the warriors is wearing a penguin skin on its helmet.

Hope this helped.

[–] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Who's the fox tho

[–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 44 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[–] Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 6 months ago

Xenia, a linux mascot

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

New old mascot that Rentlar inked below is 'reinforcing' the 'war' between the penguin/linux logos and the other.

It's not really a joke, more a statement about the fox ebeing a thing now.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I still don't get it

[–] simple@lemm.ee 50 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

Furries tried to make the Linux mascot a furry instead of Tux the penguin

See https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xenia-linuxfox

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago

i never heard of that and assumed it had something to do with firefox. thanks for clearing that up.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Now I get it. Thanks

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Username checks out, thank you

[–] Ack@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago

Ah! That’s the missing piece, thank you!

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

On the plus side, Xenia is fantastic

[–] SingularEye@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 6 months ago

me neither

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 months ago

Shoutout to !xenia@lemmy.blahaj.zone

I think it's one of the coolest Linux/FOSS-themed mascots that deserves being returned to the spotlight.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is that GNU soap?

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

GNU/Soap, a novelty for many I'm sure

[–] swab148@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago

Or as I've started calling it, GNU + Soap

[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 6 months ago

it is!

[–] glassware@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is this part of a series or something? I have no idea what any part of it means

[–] pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 6 months ago

Yes, this is part of the Frontier series, a techno-mage spinoff.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

To be more authentic with the mideival lore, the fox should have a pufferfish codpiece in their armor.

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Hot damn your artstyle made Xenia look creepy. I guess that's the point tho?

~~The penguins also look stoned but that part I fully approve of.~~