on 03/25/2009 11:04 PM Alan McKinnon wrote the following:
> On Wednesday 25 March 2009 22:50:46 Thanasis wrote:
>
>> Has anyone seen the boot logo in 2.6.29-gentoo sources?
>> usr/src/linux/drivers/video/logo/logo_linux_vga16.ppm
>>
>> Why did they substitute the penguin with this ugly disguised mouse?
>>
>
> It's not a mouse, it's a Tasmanian Devil which isn't a rodent but the worlds
> only surviving predatory marsupial. The animal population is under threat
> from
> the only cancer known to science to be transmitted via biting. It affects the
> devils around the mouth and jaw (where they routinely bite each other) and is
> fatal in every known case within 3 to 9 months.
>
> The most recent Linux Dev Conference was in Australia and included a drive to
> raise awareness and funds to help protect this endangered animal.
>
> Our devil has a name - Tuz.
>
>
OK. :-)
But I must say, I was a bit shocked, when I first saw it,...I
thought...hey, has my system been compromised ? :-)
