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Still waiting to get that fabulous Tux t-shirt? Wait no more. Now you can get a Tux T-shirt and help out the Linux community! Introducing TuxDelux, a new online store solely devoted to marketing and promoting Tux the Penguin.

Still waiting to get that fabulous Tux t-shirt? Wait no more. Now you can get a Tux T-shirt and help out the Linux community! Introducing TuxDelux (http://tuxdelux.com), a new online store solely devoted to marketing and promoting Tux the Penguin.

The brainchild of two Linux enthusiasts, Bryan Dumm and Michael McSteen, TuxDelux is an effort to increase public awareness of Linux by shamelessly marketing and promoting Tux the Penguin, the adopted mascot of the Linux community.

"We don't see Tux as much as we should. We don't see it on the street, in the stores or in any media." said Dumm. "We want to change that."

The two originally thought of the idea for Tux Delux while attending a recent conference. They saw a lot of logos and icons promoting individual software programs and corporations, but nothing promoting the Linux. "Mike and I always talk about the need for 'Place' (one of the four P's of marketing) for Linux. The same holds true for 'Promotion'," Dumm explained.

Both Dumm and McSteen think one of the best ways to introduce the public to Linux is by introducing them to Tux the Penguin. They hope that the more the Linux community promotes Tux, the more the general public will be curious about Linux. "We want people to ask, 'hey, what's up with the penguin?' We want to peak people's curiosity about Tux and Linux," McSteen stated.

"We think Tux is a fantastic image and that the Linux community needs to rally around him to market and promote Linux," Dumm added.

Tuxdelux.com currently offers eight different Tux designs, including the original. The company plans to introduce several new designs over the next couple of months.

Visit tuxdelux.com to find out more. If you have any questions, please contact Michael McSteen at: support@tuxdelux.com

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Tux Delux LLC c/o Michael McSteen 175 Second Street Athens, Ohio 45701 support@tuxdelux.com

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Comments (9)

Does it just support Linux with words?

TxtEdMacs ·
I wonder when I see the bumper stickers purporting to support our troops are merely bogus pretense without substance behind it. [Ever hear about the history of the Linux Fund? Which now years late is just starting to disperse some of the cash accumulated? But I digress.]

The Ohio address also raises my suspicions (sorry Paul, I do NOT mean your!). In this case, I think the wearers would be more sincere in their support of Linux than was the parent (N. Ohio) that met a military recruiter with the flag flying, an American (U.S.A.) flag tee shirt only to be told her son was not joining because that sort of thing (getting killed/mutilated) was not for her type of people.

In this case, I want to know more than a site address that claims to support Linux. Does any share of the funds reach the developers / maintainers / support groups? If not do as I did when I tried to get information on the Linux Fund: send even small checks directly to outfits (e.g. Mozilla, Gnome, EFF,etc.) and buy some copies from real Linux vendors.

If you must where your "heart on your sleeve" and nothing will do but a T-shirt, check to see if Copy Left is still selling wares.

My apologies if I jumped the gun here and they are known to be a good outfit.
SFN ·
Quoting:In this case, I think the wearers would be more sincere in their support of Linux than was the parent (N. Ohio) that met a military recruiter with the flag flying, an American (U.S.A.) flag tee shirt only to be told her son was not joining because that sort of thing (getting killed/mutilated) was not for her type of people.


This is a bit off-topic but I'm lost here.

The recruiter was flying the flag? The parent was wearing the t-shirt? The parent told the recruiter that her son wouldn't be joining? Have I got those right?
mcsteen ·
now that you mention it, all proceeds will go directly to open source developers (that's us), in fact, this venture (tuxdelux.com) will help support our many Linux/OS projects. don't believe me, check out [HYPERLINK@projectamin.org] we didn't want to mention it in the TD press release, because we are not about tooting our own horn, but we are really software developers not marketeers. we thought that tuxdelux would be fun and that Linux users might be interested in our brand of humor. in addition we roll our own OS, as well as run and support the LAMP stack (thus the "Life of the Party" t-shirt)
TxtEdMacs ·
No, parent's house had the flag and she wore the t-shirt. Did not want to waste too much time with all the details. My intension was to write instead about the ribbons on so many cars and trucks around here that supposedly indicate their support our troops. Nonetheless I doubt there are that many purchased from the outfit in North Carolina that shares a fraction with military families. The rest I suspect says something like: "Made in China" or elsewhere in S.E. Asia.

does it just support linux with words?

mcsteen ·
no it doesn't, in fact, this venture (tuxdelux.com) will help support our many Linux/OS projects. don't believe me, check out http://projectamin.org

we didn't want to mention it in the TD press release, because we are not about tooting our own horn, but we are really software developers not marketeers. we thought that tuxdelux would be fun and that Linux users might be interested in our brand of humor. in addition we roll our own OS, as well as run and support the LAMP stack (thus the "Life of the Party" t-shirt)
TxtEdMacs ·
I went to the site, I can see it is a seemingly open project,. Now does the T-shirt purchases support other projects and Linux in some fashion or just your project? If one is contributing by making purchases many would like to really know where / how much / and for what purpose. [That's why I mentioned Copy Left - they do that.]

Including that is not being egotistical "...tooting our own horn..." it just pertinent information.
PaulFerris ·
mcsteen: are you guys coming to columbus October 1st? --FeriCyde
mcsteen ·
hey FeriCyde

we are aboslutely coming to the OhioLinuxFest on Oct 1 Meffie and the gang really put on a excellent show, this year should really be good. I am looking forward to the Xen presentation and the BatchLogin session (i forget who is presenting that)

See you there
PaulFerris ·
Quoting: and the BatchLogin session (i forget who is presenting that)
Some loudmouth. I recommend you bring things to throw. :0)

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