Tux
English
editEtymology
editCoined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds),[1] perhaps also influenced by tux, referring to the tuxedo that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.
Proper noun
editTux
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ James Hughes (1996 June 10) “Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)”, in Ussg.iu.edu[1], archived from the original on 2006-09-22.