Nevertheless, with Torvalds squarely behind the penguin, debate over other possibilities – among them an albatross, a platypus, an eagle and a fox – quickly ended.

It wasn’t until Linus Torvalds (the creator of Linux) mentioned that he was fond of penguins. That mention pretty much ended the debate and a penguin would become the mascot of Linux.

The penguin concept was picked from the crowd of other logo contenders when it became apparent that Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, had a "fixation for flightless, fat waterfowl ...

The Linux kernel was originally created by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish computer science student, and first announced to the world on August 25, 1991—exactly 20 years ago today.

Linux kernel project boss Linus Torvalds has re-joined the ranks of full-size mechanical keyboard aficionados.… The penguin emperor on Sunday revealed he’s spent the last six months using what ...

21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux's multithreaded performance.… ...

Linus Torvalds old desk YouTube/Linux Foundation He says that after his kids got to be school age, he quit working all kinds of crazy night time hours, too. "It's not exactly a 9-5 job, but it is ...

Linux Journal The LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (LWCE) in New York City held January 30 to February 2 was an absolute blast. I had the privilege of hosting the Golden Penguin Bowl. (Please see ...

Jennifer Mears of Network World gives us the story we all really wanted about Linux: Where did that penguin come from anyway?

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