“Linus Torvalds, the creator of the open source Linux kernel,
was once mauled by a very small penguin while on a trip in
Australia. The experience had a lasting impact on him and later
inspired him to make a penguin the official Linux mascot. Developer
Larry Ewing created the first graphical rendering of the Linux
penguin, which countless Linux users around the world know today as
Tux.“An electronics company called Kysoh aims to bring the Linux
mascot to life with a unique programmable toy…”
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