30 Coolest and Funniest Tux Icons Aug 27, 2008, 01 :31 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4824 reads)
"The first person to call the penguin "Tux" was James Hughes, who said that it stood for "(T)orvalds (U)ni(X)". However, many people observe that Tux is also an abbreviation of tuxedo, the outfit which springs to mind when they see a penguin."