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Penguins

By Rudolf Ammann :: April 16, 2004

Linus Torvalds and his wife Tove disagree on who came up with the idea of using a penguin as a mascot for the operating system Linus created, Linux. She says she did. He says he did. However that be, it was Linus who in 1996 chose Larry Ewing’s design, Tux the Penguin. Linus had to overrule many Linux developers who favoured a more corporate-looking logo design, but his choice was vindicated by the huge popular success Larry’s fowl came to enjoy. By now, Tux the Penguin probably rivals the Penguin Books trademark as one of the most widely recognised birds in marketing.

Jennifer Mears’ What’s the Story With the Penguin? offers some background.

I’ve just finished redesigning the Web site of WCLP (Working Centre Linux Project), a Canadian Linux distribution for low-powered computers. No big shakes, but the design features a little penguin I drew a while ago. Here’s a larger image of the toon (131 KB).

From the same series: Emperor Penguin (11 KB).

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