Xenia (LinuxFox)
Source: https://twitter.com/RiniDisc/status/1582578949120741376 > [Oh look #digimon is trending, have a gatomon](https://twitter.com/RiniDisc/status/1582578670392463363) > And so is #furries, so have the coolest Linux fox too~ This was from before [RiniDisc joined Mastodon](https://meow.social/@rinidisc).
Source: https://twitter.com/realty_trends/status/1543109895641124864
Transcription of the [Twitter thread](https://twitter.com/cathodegaytube/status/1269405917700710400) (including screenshots): > with the permission of alan mackey himself, i'd like to present to y'all the linux fox herself: Xenia! > > (info thread to follow, happy #PrideMonth!!) > > i actually had this done a while back, but i figured that i should finally let this out of the bag, haha. > > a couple weeks back, alan emailed me about my initial drawing and divulged some information about it! like that the orginal image was drawn w/ a *mouse* on an amiga, and that his brother Ed, who was more involved with Linux at the time, was the one tht prompted him to enter the contest. > > lastly, he also told me this! > > > The fox was intended to be male, although certainly drawn fairly androgynously.. But to me your interpretation of her as female actually makes a lot of sense especially in the context of time. It matches the transitions of a lot of the smartest, nerdiest Linux users I know. > > so i'm like "yooo holy shit does that mean that i made her trans then?? this kicks ass", then suggested her name be "Xenia", a name picked by my girlfriend (who had shown me her design in the first place) > > he approved. i made the linux fox trans without even realizing! > > > And sure, you made her trans! Yes, feel free to run down these emails too. Xenia seems like a very appropriate name. I just read Stephen Fry's Mythos, and he had a lot to say about the ancient Greek concept of Xenia. What a weird coincidence. > > now, i'm transfem but not a programmer. i like tech and computers but i'm 2 dumb lmao. however, i know a lot of trans girls (incl. my gf) *are*, so i'd say this is pretty neat lolol > > that's kind of all i had to say lol, happy pride from me n Xenia! > > - F. Sinclaire
Xenia (LinuxFox)
!xenia@lemmy.blahaj.zoneA c/ for all your cool Xenia fanart.
Who is Xenia? She is a transfem alternative linux mascot, designed in 1996 by Alan Mackey, and was pretty much forgotten until 2019, when she was rediscovered by @cathodegaytube.
For the full story, you can watch this video: [LBRY] [IV] [YT]
Icon by @cathodegaytube@twitter.com, banner by Alan Mackey.
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