File:Ccpenguin, the ancestor of Tux.jpg

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Description	Linus Torvalds took his inspiration from this image he found on an FTP site, showing a penguin figurine looking strangely as if it were designed by Aardman.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	http://gallery.kewl.lu/misc/unix-pic/ccpenguin
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Tux (mascot)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): How the Tux, Linux mascot, became what it currently is.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It will be used only in the Tux article, and just to provide a historical overview.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Other information	Please see Commons:Deletion requests/File:Ccpenguin.jpg
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Tux (mascot)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ccpenguin,_the_ancestor_of_Tux.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:27, 1 December 2017		267 × 372 (11 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	02:59, 23 May 2014	No thumbnail	320 × 446 (39 KB)	Dsimic (talk \| contribs)	Replaced with a smaller version
	07:42, 22 May 2014	No thumbnail	459 × 640 (36 KB)	Dsimic (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free work, as object of commentary using File Upload Wizard

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