Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Linux penguin mascot gives way to Tuz; With SUSE Linux 11, Novell draws even closer to Microsoft

Temporary change highlights plight of Tasmanian devil
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Linux penguin mascot gives way to Tuz

John Fontana By John Fontana
A stand-in mascot that has appeared in the latest Linux kernel isn't intended to push out the traditional penguin named Tux but to benefit the plight of the Tasmanian devil. Read full story


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