Maybe some people who have known him especially people who use Linux operating system, would have been very familiar with the image. The penguin is named Tux. Tux is a penguin selected Linus Torvalds as the logo mascot on the Linux operating system.
Why should penguins huh?
Well, this penguin itself is not haphazardly chosen by Mr. Torvalds loh. This pinguin also has a way of history before it is chosen as the mascot of Linux operating system and penguin name is also not carelessly make it but his name also has its own meaning.
Early history of choosing Pinguin
Initially Linux does not have any logo that is used as their mascot. Well, one day Linus Torvalds was away on a vacation to the South, without being listened to, Linus's finger was bitten by a small penguin. The bite made Torvalds fever for days.
From the incident that makes Linus inspired to make the little penguin as a stamp or logo or trademark of the operating system that he created the Linux. When bitten by penguins, Torvalds had a fever, well, that fever is his hope that the Linux operating system will be immediately prevalent among computer users.
Why called Tux?
Tux itself is made up of name merging
T orvald's U ni X. Well, the TUX itself also has a legal ruler or person in charge. The name is underwritten by James Hughes. Not only that, the TUX image character itself is designed by an artist named Larry Ewing.
Not until there's this Tux trip. Linus then registers Tux as his logo or trademark of Linux. This is done so as not to the occurrence of counterfeit logo or trademark characters.
Well, until now Tux still still faithful to accompany the operating system created by Linus Torvalds is Linux.