Talk:Tux/lin64

This page is to document all attempts to reach the Linux developer David Christiansen, the creator of this image.

By email addresses publicly available

Email address found at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/logos/raytraced/lin64.lsm (archived 19 April 2007 at http://www.webcitation.org/5OEEtEXKk), linked to from http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/logos/raytraced/!INDEX.html. Content of LSM (what is that?) is

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Title: lin64.jpg         
Version: 1.1        
Entered-date: 1st May 1996  
Description: Excellent LINUX logo  
Keywords: LINUX Logo DCnet    
Author: David Christiansen GM7RTH         
Maintained-by: David Christiansen 
Primary-site: sunsite.unc.edu  
Alternate-site: sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/linux/
Original-site: www.paisley.ac.uk/pub/slug/linux
Platform: JPEG format      
Copying-policy: Mail com10027@paisley.ac.uk if you want to use it
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From: "Josh Williams" <yurimxpxman@gmail.com>
To: com10027@wpmail.paisley.ac.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:08:02 -0400
Subject: lin64.jpg
Hello,

I'm writing an article about Tux on Citizendium.org. May I please have your permission to use the lin64.jpg image in the article?

Thanks,

Josh Williams

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Joshua_David_Williams

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Uploaded by Joshua David Williams 18:32, 19 April 2007 (CDT)

Other means

His blog?

http://geekswithblogs.net/dchristiansen/Default.aspx may be David Christiansen' blog. I wrote the blog owner and am awaiting reply. Stephen Ewen 21:12, 19 April 2007 (CDT)

@delphi.org

I found an email address with his name bearing the domain delphi.org at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/agriculture/entomology/beekeeping/bee-l/log9409.txt. Delphi.org seems like it might be a good "fit" for being him.

From: Stephen Ewen
Date: 22 April 2007
To: CHRISTENSOND AT DELPHI.COM

Hello David.

Are you the David Christensen who is the author of this proposed Linux image?

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/historic-linux/ftp-archives/sunsite.unc.edu/Sep-29-1996/logos/lin64.jpg

If so, I am hereby requesting use of it under a free content license, 
such as the GFDL or a Creative Commons license, the more libre the better.

Alternately, if you would be so kind as to offer your permission for its 
use in http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux and much preferable, also extend 
that permission to all upstream Citizendium re-users, I would be grateful.

Thanks,

Stephen Ewen
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Stephen_Ewen