====== The Raccoon Mascot ======
MINIX 3 has a mascot: a raccoon. The raccoon was chosen because raccoons are small, agile, intelligent, friendly -- and best of all -- eat bugs (at least, when there are no garbage cans available). And, being cute doesn't hurt either.
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The MINIX 3 raccoon has no name yet; so, in the spirit of open names, we would like MINIX 3 users to come up with a name. Robert Raccoon? Roberta Raccoon? Roger Raccoon? Andrew Raccoon? Raccoox? Racux? Suggest your own name. Need some inspiration? Here are some useful resources: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_raccoons|List of fictional raccoons]], [[http://www.languageisavirus.com/pet-names/raccoon-name-generator.html|Raccoon Name Generator]], [[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080621100040AA569TR|Yahoo! Answers]], [[http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/namelists/a/namesmisc.htm|Exotic Pet Names]]

  * Astro (starts with [[http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/|AST]])
  * Astra
  * Bandit
  * Beefy
  * Bengy
  * Bugeat
  * Buggie
  * Bugeater
  * Con, i liked the sound of con coon, (plus it's a short name for someone i love dearly) .
  * Coo
  * Dimix
  * FABIS, the raccoon (__f__riendly __a__gile __b__ug-eating __i__ntelligent __s__mall)
  * Fabrizio (one with skillful hands)
  * Hackoon
  * Hax
  * Jan M. van Rakenbaoem
  * Mapachito ("Small raccoon" in Spanish)
  * Marty
  * Max
  * Mina
  * Minnie - as in a "mini" kernal. Probably about time for a female mascot as well...
  * Mix
  * Mux (Note that, in electrical engineering, "MUX" also stands for "multiplexer" -- MINIX behaves a bit like a "software multiplexer".)
  * Pax
  * pikpik (+1)
  * Ralph
  * Ravage
  * Rax
  * Razzie
  * Reliable Ringtail (nickname:  "Ring")
  * Rise (Alliteration with //raccoon//, //robust//, //reliable//, //restoring//, etc. and hinting at the //Resurrection Service//. Also possibly "Risen", but "Rise Raccoon" flows more nicely. Alternatively, "Rize" may lend to a more unique spelling for a name.)
  * Rix
  * Robbie
  * Rock - as in solid/stable, and the short form of "Rocky", friendly/fun.
  * Rocky
  * Tiny
  * Wasbeer
  * Samm - Samm's A Minix Mascot - and Samm can be a girl or a boy, (also Samm is a: Small Agile Minix Mascot - you have to use minix to find out how Intelligent and   Friendly it is. Oh and it eats bugs! :) ).
  * Fix - It eats bugs and take care of business.