Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: "Tux" is the wrong logo for Linux | From | (Kevin Buhr) | Date | 19 Oct 2000 12:33:43 -0500 |
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KMF AV <kmfav@yahoo.com> writes: > > ... obviously the Linux logo should be the > international symbol for the fucking retard.
Actually, this was considered. However, in those dark days, the ISO had not yet standardized the international symbol for the fucking retard. A symbol for "dimwit crossing" was in wide-spread use, and it had been incorporated into an ANSI draft standard, but there were certain legal issues---Microsoft claimed it infringed on their "flying windows" trademark.
Instead, the penguin, the stupidest and nastiest of all flightless birds (ostrich? BZZZT-thanks-for-playing!) was felt to best symbolize the glorious mosaic that is the Linux development community.
But, thanks for your input!
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