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But the real reason to like him is... » Meri-Tuuli

Posted by Racer on May 21, 2007, at 12:43:15

In reply to Re: glad things are working, posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 21, 2007, at 12:17:40

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> Anyway Linux was developed by a fellow countryman, ie he is from Finland!
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The real reason to like Linus Thorvald, though, isn't just that he's a Finn. It's because he chose the penguin as a symbol for Linux because he was attacked by Fairy Penguins in Oz! Apparently he was so stunned by these tiny penguins attacking him that he decided they had to be the symbol of his tiny O/S.

I just love that image. Thought I'd share some of the trivia that clogs my brain at any given moment...


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