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|image = GNULinux.png‎  
|image = GNULinux.png‎  
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|debut = Unknown
|debut = Unknown
|height = 5 foot 6 inches
|height = 5 foot 6 inches
|haircolor= purple or brown
|haircolor= Moderate Mulberry; blue or brown in some variants
|eyecolor= purple
|eyecolor= Mulberry; red or orange in variants
|weapon = Spear, halberd, open-sourcery
|weapon = Spear, halberd, sorcery
|apfaction = [[Linux Unix Consortium]]
|apfaction = [[Linux Unix Consortium]]
|lineage= Unix-like
|lineage= Unix-like
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==Technical Details==
==Technical Details==
 
GNU/Linux is the name given to a family of open source Unix-like operating systems. One of the most famous and successful implementations of open source software, Linux distrubutions can be found in every sector of the computer industry and on every modern architecture– from the largest mainframes to the fastest supercomputers to PCs and cell phones.  
GNU/Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems. One of the most famous and successful implementations of open source software, Linux distros can be found in every sector of the computer industry and on every modern architecture– from the largest mainframes to the fastest supercomputers to PCs and cell phones.  


Created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds, the original Linux kernel source was posted to a usenet group, where people the world over began modifying and improving its construction. Soon thereafter the kernel was coupled with the GNU Project's collection of libraries and utilities, making a viable operating system – by 1992, the first Linux distros appeared. Since then GNU/Linux has continually evolved, with various distros created and funded by corporations, institutions, communities and individuals.  
Created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds, the original Linux kernel source was posted to a usenet group, where people the world over began modifying and improving its construction. Soon thereafter the kernel was coupled with the GNU Project's collection of libraries and utilities, making a viable operating system – by 1992, the first Linux distros appeared. Since then GNU/Linux has continually evolved, with various distros created and funded by corporations, institutions, communities and individuals.  


==Character details==
==Character details==
Linux-tan was originally depicted as a young girl with dark hair and red eyes, wearing a simple dress and helmet and wielding a spear; later, the artist Juzo-kun created a warrior Linux dressed in a modernistic uniform. Rather than discard these design, they are accepted in most OSC-based stories as Linux-tan's younger selves (albeit with minor modifications – depending on the artist in question).
Due to the relative high-profile nature of GNU/Linux, several Linux-tan characterizations exist. This article will detail several of the best-known ones.
 
====Outside designs====
[[File:Linux.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Futaba Linux-tan]]One of the earliest known "Linux-tan" designs, originating from the Futaba image board, was that of Kami-Tux - a large bearded penguin with horns (a reference to the GNU GPL), a row of gear-teeth running down the top of his head (most likely alluding to the gear-based KDE logo) and a spear. Also originating on Futaba was a humanoid Linux-tan personification depicted as a young girl with light skin, long, hime-cut blueish or purple hair, red or pinkish eyes, a loose, sleeveless blue dress with gold accenting, flipper-shaped shoes,  a spear with multiple ribbons attached near the spearhead and a large helmet with a penguin bill-like visor, gnu horns and a row of gear's teeth running down the middle. This design varied somewhat from artist to artist, but it often incorporated logos from Linux-related projects: for instance, the KDE "K" stamped on her helmet, the GNOME footprint logo printed on her dress, and the names of different Linux bootloaders emblazoned on the spear's ribbons.
 
In early 2005, the Italian artist Juzo-kun designed another Linux humanization [http://juzo-kun.deviantart.com/art/OS-tan-fanart-Linux-tan-15714339]. This design was depicted as a fair-skinned woman with long brown hair and orange eyes. She wears a black-and-white military-style jacket with gold accents, white tights and gloves, golden boots and body armor on her shoulders, forearms and shins, as well as a geared helmet and carries a spear (both of which are references to the earlier Futaba design). Many subsequent Linux personifications are either based on, or incorporate features from, Juzo-kun's Linux-tan.
 
====OSC designs====
[[File:Cchanlinux.png‎|right|thumb|100px|C-chan's Linux-tan]]OS-tan Collection's first and possibly only "in-house" Linux-tan originated with the artist C-Chan. This 2007 personification is not so much an original character as an amalgamation of both Juzo-kun's and Futaba's Linux-tans - like the Japanese design, she is depicted with purple hime-cut hair, a blue and gold billed-and-horned helmet, and ribbon-covered spear; however, she is wearing an outfit based on Juzo-kun's characterization, albeit with a modified color scheme (blue and white instead of black and white). As well, the eye color of this design is purple instead of the previously-featured orange or pink. Although this Linux-tan has been modified by different OSC artists (for instance, changed hairstyles, outfits, weaponry), it remains the dominant OSC-based design.
 
A variation of C-Chan's original design (created by Bella for use in her comic and later adopted by C-Chan) depicts Linux-tan with rather messy, side-swept bangs, KDE logo earrings, a navy blue military-style jacket, similarly-colored knee-high boots, white short-shorts or a white miniskirt and tights, and a teal "Compiz-Fusion" cape. She carries a halberd covered in numerous red ribbons emblazoned with Linux utility names and possesses forcefield-based shields instead of her traditional helmet and body armor. As well, there is a ''Security Enhanced Linux'' GNU/Linux-tan variation - this version puts Linux-tan in elaborate military-style uniform, but little else is known about it. Both of these designs are considered current-day or future representations of Linux-tan rather than different characters altogether.
 
Further development by the artist Bella presents Linux-tan as being about 5'6" tall, of slim-average build, and roughly in her late teens - early twenties in apparent age.
 
Author NejinOniwa created a modified Linux-tan design for use in his series of [[OSC Literature and Manga Guide | stories]], although it is unknown how much she differs from the earlier OSC version. 
 
====OSC Notes====
In most OSC-proposed stories, the Futaba Linux design is considered to be representative of Linux-tan's early self, while the various OSC designs are considered her adolescent and adult selves.
 
===Personality===
Linux-tan is depicted as having the intelligence and pragmatism of a Unix combined with the optimism and idealism of an Open Source disciple. She values openness and honesty above all else, and while friends tend to find her ability to "tell it like it is" refreshing, detractors call her blunt or deficient in tact. In spite of her occasionally brusque nature, she seems to be sincerely good and devoted to helping others. She is particularly vested in the plight of older and abandoned computer-tans as well as her Open Source ''brethren'' and is quick to speak out against injustices faced by their kind.
 
Like the majority of Open Source OS-tans, Linux is extroverted and values communality, and although she is lacking somewhat in social grace she can still command the attention and admiration of others. Although she can best be described as "intelligent beyond her years", Linux-tan's psychological age is roughly equivalent to her physical one and she maintains a sense of youthful enthusiasm. Although she has historically been oriented more toward "work" than "play", in recent years she has cultivated a better capacity for fun and recreation.


In various OSC-produced artwork, comics and stories, current-day Linux-tan is depicted as an older teen with long purple hime-cut hair and similarly coloured eyes. She dresses in a futuristic dark blue and white uniform jacket with gold accents, boots of a like design and white tights, a short white skirt and a teal cape. She had traded in her traditional helmet for advanced cyber armour, and carries a halberd decorated with many red ribbons – a throwback to her earlier spear.  
In spite of her generally good nature and inclination toward helping "the common man", historically Linux-tan has found more popularity amongst business, scientific and other high-end types than home and personal computers and users - a phenomena likely caused by her intelligence and reputation for being cryptic and verbose to those not versed in the ways of Unixkind. In recent years she has made great inroads into the home user market through her proliferation in the mobile computing sector and has befriended more non-technical types than ever before.  


Having intelligence beyond her years, Linux is progressive and open-minded, possessing the pragmatism of a Unix combined with the idealistic optimism of an Open Source follower. She is non-violent for the most part – believing her ideals to be a far more powerful weapon against adversaries than any spell or spear – but on the occasions that she must use force, she chooses to fight fairly and honourably. Linux is criticised by some for being too blunt and verbose – at times, even cryptic – while others find these quirks personable.  
Although she is trained in a number of fighting techniques, Linux-tan is non-violent for the most part – believing her ideals to be a far more powerful weapon against adversaries than any spell or spear – but on the occasions that she must use force, she chooses to fight fairly and honorably.  


===Powers===
The extent of Linux-tan's powers have never been fully outlined. She was born without any innate magical abilities, but her tutor [[Minix]]-sensei taught her rudimentary healing spells during her childhood, an ability she honed throughout her youth. During her training under the ''GNU Project'', she acquired a considerably broader range of sorcery - including specialized and general-purpose sorcery as well as self-defense magic. A true ''Open Soucerer'', she has developed many spells of her own and shares them freely with her followers and any curious parties. 


While she possesses knowledge of a number of defensive sorcery techniques, she prefers hand-to-hand combat - believing her sorcery is better put to use in constructive rather than destructive pursuits. In recent years she has deployed specialized magical armor - generally depicted as a sort of horned halo, this "armor" takes the place of her old helmet.
==History and background==
==History and background==


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