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on 03/26/2009 02:22 AM Jerry McBride wrote the following: |
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> On Wednesday 25 March 2009 05:51:30 pm Thanasis wrote: |
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>> on 03/25/2009 11:04 PM Alan McKinnon wrote the following: |
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>>> On Wednesday 25 March 2009 22:50:46 Thanasis wrote: |
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>>>> Has anyone seen the boot logo in 2.6.29-gentoo sources? |
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>>>> usr/src/linux/drivers/video/logo/logo_linux_vga16.ppm |
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>>>> Why did they substitute the penguin with this ugly disguised mouse? |
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>>> It's not a mouse, it's a Tasmanian Devil which isn't a rodent but the |
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>>> worlds only surviving predatory marsupial. The animal population is under |
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>>> threat from the only cancer known to science to be transmitted via |
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>>> biting. It affects the devils around the mouth and jaw (where they |
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>>> routinely bite each other) and is fatal in every known case within 3 to 9 |
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>>> months. |
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>>> The most recent Linux Dev Conference was in Australia and included a |
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>>> drive to raise awareness and funds to help protect this endangered |
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>>> animal. |
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>>> Our devil has a name - Tuz. |
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>> OK. :-) |
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>> But I must say, I was a bit shocked, when I first saw it,...I |
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>> thought...hey, has my system been compromised ? :-) |
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> I feel sorry for the animal... but I have to have my penguin back... I changed |
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> it myself... |
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Yea...same thought cross my mind, but I think I might give Tux some |
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vacation he may need ... :-) |