Linux tango 6 cm round badge

Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source development: typically all underlying source code can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by anyone Predominantly known for its use in servers, Linux is supported by corporations such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Novell, Oracle Corporation, Red Hat, and Sun Microsystems. It is used as an operating system for a wide variety of computer hardware, including desktop computers, supercomputers,[4] video game systems, such as the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, several arcade games, and embedded devices such as mobile phones, routers, wristwatches,and stage lighting systems.Tux (also known as Tux the Penguin) is the official mascot of the Linux kernel.he concept of the Linux mascot being a penguin came from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux. Tux was created by Larry Ewing in 1996 after an initial suggestion made by Alan Cox [1] and further refined by Linus Torvalds on the Linux kernel mailing list[2]. Linus took his inspiration from a photograph[3] he found on an FTP site[4], showing a penguin figurine looking strangely like the Creature Comforts characters made by Nick Park.[5] The first person to call the penguin "Tux" was James Hughes, who said that it stood for "(T)orvalds (U)ni(X)"[6]. However, many people observe that Tux is also an abbreviation of tuxedo, the outfit which springs to mind when they see a penguin.