The Story Behind Tux the Penguin (fwd)

[Frederick Noronha <fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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 The Story Behind Tux the Penguin (Culture 2:00 a.m. PST)
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42209,00.html?tw=wn20010313
 The mascot of the Linux OS is a penguin, and open-source geeks are
sometimes known as penguin-heads. But how exactly did a penguin achieve
such lofty status? Was Linux creator Linus Torvalds really bitten by a
ferocious, black-and-white waddler? By Michelle Delio.
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