Why the penguin?

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Author: Rob Wultsch
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Subject: Why the penguin?
Vaughn Treude wrote:
> This is a question that has been bugging me for some time - why is the Linux
> mascot a penguin? I've googled it, only to find repetetive quotes from Linus
> Torvalds saying how he wanted the penguin logo to look (cute, cuddly,
> satisfied as if it just filled up on herring) but not WHY the penguin.
> Perhaps he's a Monty Python fan like me ("There's a penguin on the telly!")
> Don't get me wrong, I think Tux is cool. I was just wondering why he's a
> penguin and not a badger or an ocelot.
>
> Vaughn Treude
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Linus's hood be in Finland, yo.