Why is Penguin Linux's Mascot?

This question that causes we so razzing and annoying,, shuttlecock can yeah? why is animal ga other that ghostlike as Tiger,another or crocodile!!
there is that tofu about news this??

there is that opinion "originally been worked Larry Ewing, base discussion result at mailing list Linux's kernel. Why just penguin which is chosen own doesn't take down from Linus Torvalds's hobby, its you Linux, with pole animal one it. In its biography book Just For Fun, Linus really claim penguin's weight fans. Even one while evers been Linus bit by penguin which asked out by it plays at one Australian zoo. Escape from a variety start criticism about the Tux, at least blessing Linuxlah, fauna type that there's only 17 species this fast being loved and is now can be met all over: singlet geek, multiple diverse mug, singlet and t shirt, mousepad, tattoo, SELL, doll, IBM'S advertising, art's ascii, skin Quake, and is still a lot of. Cute but few tubby, who that sih won't annoyed?

There is story pull Linus Torvalds's causative the Linux's operating system maker utilizes penguin as mascot of logo from operating system that be created. Torvalds's that time be travels with Andrew Tridgell. Its logo visualisation dikompetisikan to generically passes discussion on mailing list Linux kernel. Pencetusnya is Alan Cox, and elected logo mascot given by Tux's name, made by Larry Ewing and to be used until now. (Samba's compiler. Samba is one program which enable Unix / Linux's machine gets communication with Windows 2000 in one network) at one garden. Suddenly Torvalds Dipatok penguin, and after that it experiences fever for many days. She thoughts, this character match for representing Linux. It wants its user become maddest alias fever to utilize and racks brains atik Linux. And apparently, what do be imagined its as fact. Nearly each first time user gets acquaintance with Linux becomes sleepless, and whiles away it for hours at computer front for plays around by Linux".

maybe be, early its beginning Penguin becomes linux's mascot.. surprise rather euy...
I expect to mark sense version any other again that deepen philosophy to utilize this penguin animal . :)