embrace the penguin en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
A reference to Linux's official mascot, Tux the penguin.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang) To switch one's operating system to Linux.
Good idea to embrace the penguin and let go of the Bill.
1999 October 23, Rohana Rezel, “Re: Thinking Linux”, in alt.linux (Usenet), message-ID <38121C6F.864D48E2@stud.umist.ac.uk>:Linux continues to look spiffier and spiffier. That's good news whether you're ready to embrace the penguin, or just like Microsoft getting a little motivation to improve its own software […]
2004 November 29, Chris Keall, “Meet the parents”, in New Zealand PC World:I have tried gnome on a 440Mhz Ultra10 and a dual 450Mhz Ultra60, and if a P5-200 […] will run it any better I'll throw all of my Suns away tomorrow and embrace the penguin.
2002 September 23, tucansam <tucansam@whodis.org>, “Re: Sun Linux desktops”, in comp.sys.sun.misc (Usenet), message-ID <an8u3q$ep5$3@reader1.panix.com>:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embraced the penguin | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embraced the penguin | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| embrace the Penguin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| embracing the penguin | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embraces the penguin | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |