On Wednesday 25 March 2009 23:51:30 Thanasis wrote: > 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 ? :-)
If you were shocked when you saw the carton version, imagine how you will feel the first time you hear one of them scream in real life! They howl like a banshee - hence the name "devil" -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
