Source Mage
| Source Mage GNU/Linux-tan | |
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| Character Information | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Source Mage-tan |
| Other Names | n/a |
| Appearance | |
| Design | |
| Creator | Aurora Borealis |
| First Appearance | Apr 2008 |
| Technical Information | |
| System Personified | Source Mage GNU/Linux |
| Developer(s) | Source Mage GNU/Linux Community |
| Debut | Apr 4 2002 |
| Latest release | 0.9.6.3 (Mar 27 2007) |
Description
Source Mage is an advanced Linux distribution, based off and built from the remnants of Sorcerer Linux.
Source Mage-tan is represented as an introverted and compassionate mage girl who is a strong supporter of freedom and free software. She resembles a younger version of Sorcerer Linux-tan and has long black hair, light red eyes, wears a black robe, grey boots, black + white poncho and red + white shawl decorated with feathers and is always accompanied by at least one pet raven or crow. She is also very tolerant, respectful of others and regarded as a little eccentric- she requires new acquaintances to make a social contract with her. Her advocacy of freedom, tolerant attitude and requirement of a social contract are references to Source Mage's social contract: Source Mage stays free and is built using only free software although the user is still permitted to use non-free software if they want.
She is Lunar Linux-tan's younger sister and Sorcerer Linux-tan's daughter. She is very advanced with great potential that equals or even surpasses that of Sorcerer Linux-tan and also takes after her with devotion to magic and usage of magic terminology and shares Lunar Linux-tan's cheerfulness and fondness of animals (her favorite being birds- ravens and crows especially). Source Mage-tan and Lunar Linux-tan do not see their mother often (having a relationship that is shaky at best) but the two sisters are close and often seen together.
OSC Notes
She is actually Sorcerer Linux-tan's reanimated clone, magically created from the remnants of Sorcerer-tan's old body when it allegedly got destroyed in an accident. This is a parallel to how Source Mage was created from remnants of Sorcerer after it was temporarily taken offline.