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I was just wondering... why one of the Linux logos is "phear the penguin" instead of "fear the penguin"? Is it all about the "ph" or "phear" has a meaning?
I believe the ph thing dates back in the good old days when you actually had to connect your telephone receiver to a device called acoustic coupler. The 1980s, that is. The ph is borrowed from "phone", and used to (maybe falsely) indicate the users familiarity with networking technics (kiddy speak, then). Anyone remember this 80s hacker guru, Phiber Optics? Kevin Mitnick IIRC, he broke into lots of computers and went to the clink for years. I believe today he's even allowed again to get in the vicinity of a computer.
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