My homegrown Linux Penguin

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 Linux is my favorite operating system, and I'm attached to it to the point of addiction. The knowledge one gains from it, and the control one feels using it, are nothing short of ecstacy.

Apart from a slew of technical attractions, there is a non technical attraction to Linux. The famous Linux Penguin - 'Tux'! The beauty of Tux is that the logo that represents Linux is like Linux itself; it can be edited in any way anyone wishes.

This public nature of the logo has only beautified Linux. There are hundreds of variations of the Tux penguin, from the Tux-Rambo to Mario-Tux to even the gut spilling Zombie Tux!!! A list of cool Tux versions have all assembled here.

Like the multiple images of Tux, the story behind Tux are also diverse. According to Wired, there is a bizarre variety of stories, ranging from

"Linus (Torvalds) was assaulted by a huge, rabid man-eating penguin that was running amok and was moving at more than a 100 miles per hour when it attacked him"

to more serious stories like

"Torvalds was never attacked, nibbled, or otherwise molested by a penguin, but became fixated on Tux because a fat penguin wasn't a typical corporate logo"

Such a plethora of back stories and logos of varied hilarity and dexterity, have only made the Logo as well as the OS it represents more lovable.

Above is my Easter egg Tux I created using Inkscape, following this excellent tutorial.