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Coined by James Hughes as a short form of TorvaldsUnix (after Linus Torvalds),[1] perhaps also influenced by tux, referring to the tuxedo that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.
^ James Hughes (1996 June 10) “Re: Let's name the penguin! (was: Re: Linux 2.0 really _is_ released..)”, in Ussg.iu.edu, archived from the original on 2006-09-22.
