Larry Ewing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image

File:Tux.png
Tux, the Linux mascot

Larry Ewing is an American computer programmer who is known as the creator of the Linux mascot, Tux. The artwork was created in 1996,[1][2][3] while Ewing was a student at Texas A&M University, originally as a submission for a contest to create the Linux logo. Though Ewing's submission didn't win, his artwork was adopted as the Linux "brand character".[4][5] Ewing also created the Ximian and Mono monkey logos and is involved in:

  • F-Spot: a project aiming to "manage all your digital photography needs."
  • GtkHTML: a fast and dirty HTML renderer and editor used in several free software projects.
  • Novell Evolution: a mailer, a calendar and a contact manager, all in one.
  • GIMP: an image manipulation program.
  • Moonlight: an open source implementation of Silverlight for Unix systems.
  • Mimekit: A C# MIME creation and parser library with support for S/MIME, PGP, TNEF and Unix mbox spools.
  • .NET Foundation: an independent organization, incorporated to improve open-source software development and collaboration around the .NET Framework.

He lives in Austin with his wife Kristy and his daughters Eva and Hazel.

References

Template:Reflist

External links

Template:Authority control


Template:Article stub box

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. Re: Linux logo. Ussg.iu.edu (2 May 1996). Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. The History of Tux the Linux Penguin. Sjbaker.org. Retrieved 4 July 2013.