Why Linux is portrayed as a Penguin?
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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux_(mascot)
In the uses section, it mentions Tux being shown at the top of the boot sequence for Gentoo.
It's kinda funny because I've been using Gentoo for almost 4 years and never knew that there was one Tux per CPU core until I read this article. That's fun!
Just thought it put out the same number on every system I guess, haha!
I thought it had to do with screen width