Tux

Tux is a penguin character and the official mascot of the Linux kernel. Originally created as an entry to a Linux logo competition, Tux is the most commonly used icon for Linux, although different Linux distributions depict Tux in various styles. The character is used in many other Linux programs and as a general symbol of Linux.

In some video games featuring the character, Tux has a female counterpart named Penny or Gown.

History

Origins

The 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 and further refined by Linus Torvalds on the Linux kernel mailing list. Torvalds took his inspiration from an image he found on an FTP site, showing a penguin figurine looking strangely like the Creature Comforts characters made by Nick Park. The first person to call the penguin "Tux" was James Hughes, who said that it stood for "(T)orvalds (U)ni(X)". However, tux is also an abbreviation of tuxedo, the outfit which springs to mind when one sees a penguin.

Tux, Tyrol

Tux is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Geography

The parish of Tux covers the higher and largest part of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal that branches off at Mayrhofen. The territory of the parish extends to the glaciated peak of Olperer (3,476 m) and the 2,338 m high saddle of the Tuxer Joch, a crossing between the Zillertal and Wipptal valleys that was heavily used even in the protohistoric period. Other prominent peaks within the municipality are the 3,288 m high Gefrorene Wand Spitze and the 3,231 m high Hoher Riffler. The highest farmsteads lie at a height of 1,630 m.

Tux consists of the five villages of Vorderlanersbach, Lanersbach, Juns, Madseit, and Hintertux.

On 25 January 2005 the state government renamed Lanersbach to Tux because, although the municipality as a whole was called Tux, there was no actual village with the name.

Vorderlanersbach (1,300 m (AA)) is the first village along the road from Finkenberg. On the mountainside above lie the hamlets of Schöneben and Gemais. The farming settlement of Gemais at 1,450 m was placed under conservation protection as it has a historical coherence and unity of architectural style that date back to the 17th century. It developed from a former Schwaighof - a type of livestock farm typical of the Alpine region. The 2,292 m high hamlet of Geiseljoch lies on the way into the Inn valley that was once a busy trading route to the markets in Hall in Tirol and Innsbruck. From Vorderlanersbach there is a single-cable gondola lift to the Rastkogel skiing area, which in turn is linked to the nearby skiing areas of Penken and Eggalm.

Tux (cattle)

Tux Cattle are a rare cattle breed native to the Alpine region of Europe. It is one of the older, endangered cattle breeds. Tux is a village in the Tux Valley in Tyrol in Austria.

Characteristics

Tux Cattle have black or red hair with white spots on the pelvis, the tail root, the ventral abdomen and on the udder. The head is short and broad with strong horns. The trunk is compact, broad and muscular, the legs relatively short. Bulls average height is 140 cm, weight 800 - 900 kg. Cows average height is 120 - 130 cm, weight 550 - 600 kg. Tux cattle are frugal and were once kept on mountain pastures.

Similar to Herens cattle, Tux cattle have a high potential for aggression, resulting in long fights between the cows. In former times they were selected on their fighting ability, which resulted in decreased milk performance. Tux cows produce 1,500 kg milk per year on average. Herens cows that are similarly frugal deliver more than twice that amount. However, the milk fat content of Tux cows is about 8%, while that of Herens cows is about 3.7%.

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i don't want to find you in my place
you are just a basket case
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every time i look at you i feel disgraced
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