Hello Stephen.

21 Apr 04 12:56, you wrote to Gezgin{at}spamcop.Net:

 >>> At least, I seem to recall that you spent some time playing with
 >>> Linux.  In my case, Linux has been a life-saver after I ran into some

 G>> I don't mind Linux but I absolutely can't understand his thing with that
 G>> blanket.

 SM> Linus Torvald has a blanket fixation, too?    ...Must be some sort of
 SM> "Linus thing".

 SM> What I have trouble understanding is this;  Why the penguin as the
 SM> Linux mascot?  Since Linux and Linus T. both originated in
 SM> Scandinavia and penguins inhabit Antarctica, I guess there is a
 SM> certain symmetry.   ...Or, are penguins a "Finnish thing", perhaps?

It's brilliance in marketing. On the surface, they seem harmless and
ackward, which distracts big companies like Micro$oft, yet under the
surface, they are fast and graceful. The Linux OS /is/ like penguins.


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