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Thanks. I assume you mean this?

From the changelog, and for anyone else interested:

gnome/*: Removed from -current, and turned over to community support and distribution. I'm not going to rehash all the reasons behind this, but it's been under consideration for more than four years. There are already good projects in place to provide Slackware GNOME for those who want it, and these are more complete than what Slackware has shipped in the past. So, if you're looking for GNOME for Slackware -current, I would recommend looking at these two projects for well-built packages that follow a policy of minimal interference with the base Slackware system:

http://gsb.sf.net/ http://gware.sf.net/

There is also Dropline, of course, which is quite popular. However, due to their policy of adding PAM and replacing large system packages (like the entire X11 system) with their own versions, I can't give quite the same sort of nod to Dropline. Nevertheless, it remains another choice, and it's _your_ system, so I will also mention their project:

http://www.dropline.net/gnome/

Please do not incorrectly interpret any of this as a slight against GNOME itself, which (although it does usually need to be fixed and polished beyond the way it ships from upstream more so than, say, KDE or XFce) is a decent desktop choice. So are a lot of others, but Slackware does not need to ship every choice. GNOME is and always has been a moving target (even the "stable" releases usually aren't quite ready yet) that really does demand a team to keep up on all the changes (many of which are not always well documented). I fully expect that this move will improve the quality of both Slackware itself, and the quality (and quantity) of the GNOME options available for it.

Folks, this is how open source is supposed to work. Enjoy. :-)

I'll look into the alternatives, though it's still sad I won't be able to depend on their stability as I would the base system.

You have no problems pimping ads and subscriptions on /., but you won't link to the store of the oldest linux distro out there.

I would suggest starting with an extra computer perhaps at home. I run Slackware personally. Take a machine. Clean it out. Don't dual boot. Install all the packages (~4GB).

If you choose Slackware, remember that, to get X-Windows working right from boot, you need to set the runlevel in the init script. (Get to know VI! It's powerful and extremely fast.) Once this is done, log into the window manager and desktop environment (I use KDE), and configure to your pleasure. Configure your ~/.bash_profile to use any aliases you desire if you intend to use the console considerably.

Get the necessities to work: Internet connection (su, dhcpcd, ifconfig, ...), Firefox, OpenOffice, xmms, mplayer, ... The file browser that comes with KDE works well as a PDF and general image viewer. There are also a *host* of other good software installed for every conceivable use.

Use the hell out of the machine. If you run into problems (which you will), write them down, solve them, document your solution for next time, and conquer the next problem. All the help and documentation you will ever need is available on-line.

Before too long, you will be accustomed to Linux use, and be able to enjoy the liberty, rock-solid stability, and features it provides.

From then on, you can convert other machines as desired. Server, desktop, whatever. It's your choice. Just keep tinkering. You will learn more than you ever expected and be empowered every step of the way.

Welcome aboard.

I take your point, but it seems to depend on context. The major Linux distros, for example, seem to be seeling pretty well from my local PC store at around 30-40 pounds (I'm in the UK), which is a pretty significant fraction of the asking price for Windows XP Home.

Said distros are sold that price for price of the support and documentation that come with them (support you don't have when you buy WXP Home), and sometimes for price of paid softwares bundled in the package, not for the distro itself.

I guess it's all about convenience. Whereas things like Firefox or OpenOffice.org can usually just be downloaded from the project's web site, it's harder to find a "pre-fab" version of SUSE Linux for example.

Ah yeah, really hard, I mean you have to click on links to Novell from suse.de, really really hard walli walli walli

and everyone clearly knows that one can't find any freely downloadable distro on teh intarweb

Of course I'm still jealous of the freedoms of the BSD crowd, but only until I remember that freedom to run a wider range of software and hardware is much nicer than the freedom to turn my OS into a proprietary product, which I would never do anyway.

Patrick J. Volkerding

::cough::slackware::cough::

Sun does allow Linux distributions to distribute Java. For example, Slackware comes with the Java SDK as standard.

Slackware Linux did that a while back---jumped three versions ahead, because people were wondering when they going to upgrade to version 7 of Linux.

Slackware Linux did that a while back---jumped three versions ahead, because people were wondering when they going to upgrade to version 7 of Linux.

1. If you don't want to compile anything, why not install Debian, and reap the wondrous benefits of apt-get install? Warning: it's addictive.
2. Four words for you: Free Download. Unlimited Licenses.

Since version 7.0, Slackware includes System V init compatibility. Many other Linux distributions make use of this style instead of the BSD style. Basically each runlevel is given a subdirectory for init scripts, whereas BSD style gives one init script to each runlevel.

The rc.sysvinit script will search for any System V init scripts you have in /etc/rc.d and run them, if the runlevel is appropriate. This is useful for certain commercial software packages that install System V init scripts and scripts for BSD style init.

You've been running Slackware v10.1 for years? Slackware.com claims it has only been out since early 2005. Explain your math please.

From what I've read about blind people using computers, a lot of problems come from fancy GUIs. So one way to get rid of a lot problems may be to drop the GUI and use a textmode interface instead. My favorite Linux distribution can even be installed by blind people. From there, using standard Linux textmode applications should be no problem.

I think other Linux distributions may also support blind people, especially those who don't start a GUI just to select and copy a few megabytes from the optical drive to the harddrive. *BSD may also be an option, and it is as free (as in beer) as Linux. The last time I touched FreeBSD, it installed like Slackware, in good old textmode.

Tux2000

From what I've read about blind people using computers, a lot of problems come from fancy GUIs. So one way to get rid of a lot problems may be to drop the GUI and use a textmode interface instead. My favorite Linux distribution can even be installed by blind people. From there, using standard Linux textmode applications should be no problem.

I think other Linux distributions may also support blind people, especially those who don't start a GUI just to select and copy a few megabytes from the optical drive to the harddrive. *BSD may also be an option, and it is as free (as in beer) as Linux. The last time I touched FreeBSD, it installed like Slackware, in good old textmode.

Tux2000

Either you're trolling about Slackware or you simply don't know which program you're looking for with regards to partitioning (And I -thought- the Slackware login message specifically mentions what you do to get started). Here's a guide to partitioning when installing Slackware (Ignore that it talks about booting off a diskette, unless you don't burn CDs). In short, you use the very simple and easy to understand fdisk program, and from that point on the setup process is a relatively simple curses-based install. I would not and do not recommend Slackware as a Linux entry point unless help is there to get it installed and updated.

For the SuSE problem, I have no doubt personally that it did happen because I've had the SuSE FTP install freak out on me too before, but it always comes around somehow sometime the next time I decide to give the distro a whirl on a spare partition.

And, finally, for Ubuntu, either you got a bunk CD (It's a very, very good idea to md5sum any ISO you download because it could very well be that you had a problem during the download) or you need to take a look at the kernel boot parameters for the CD if you even got past the very first screen that introduces those options. If you are in Linux, most distributions come with the md5sum program so you can verify these ISOs. If you are in Windows, I highly recommend the program WinMD5, found here. I've ended up with a few coasters myself over not verifying these downloads are what I was supposed to be getting.

And for the record, aside from Ubuntu, none of the distributions you mentioned are aimed at newbies (SuSE is to an extent, but be real, FTP/network installs are -not- for newbies, in my opinion). Please choose some more sensible starting points, such as Fedora (Really slow, I don't like it, personally) or Mandrake, or even playing with a KNOPPIX (Or derivitive) CD to get the hang of the Linux desktop before you make the switch. If you have as much RAM as I have, the copy2ram boot option makes the distro faster than many harddisk based ones.

;^)

Not every distro relies on a heavily-patched kernel. Slackware use a kernel from kernel.org. Debian apply some kernel patches, but you can take an "ordinary" kernel and compile it and Debian userland will run just fine on it anyway.

Certain distributions {one named after a dog in an orange drink advert springs to mind} have a kernel so full of patches that the userland won't stay up on an "ordinary" kernel.

It's really only a big deal until some hacker figgers out how to graft the patchset for an older kernel onto the newest kernel. I for one would have no objection if software not compiled on my machine would not run there ..... in fact, a kernel/userland mismatch situation pretty much saved my job once.

I don't know where you would get that idea!

Slack FAQ

i'm reading a lot of backlash against standards, and i suspect that most people responding don't understand the first thing about them. the LSB does not a vanilla linux installation make. it's a standard by which, hopefully, one can download a binary and it will "just work", whether you're on a "by hackers for hackers" distro or one that holds your hand. and complying to the standard doesn't necessarily inhibit creativity or progress, as the end-user/sysadmin is the ultimate authority.
example: Slackware, a distribution wholly unlike any of the big names on everyone's lips, chooses a BSD-like init design and manages packages with a relatively simple set of shell scripts. BUT, for the sake of maintaining standards (particularly the Linux File System standard), Slackware has symlinks compatible with a SysV install and includes rpm! was that really so hard? did that inhibit the "simplicity and stability" mantra, or stop Slackware fans from creating a variety of interesting projects? no.
the freedom to experiment exists and is encouraged and adopted within Slackware, while it still maintains standards compliancy.

.. when do we get one for Slackware

Suchetha

Yahoo! Yet Another Distro.

Just what we need to increase confusion. Look - I agree that there some justification to put this out, but do we *really* need yet another distro? A few well placed distros, each appealing to a market segment would be much better than this helter skelter rush for every man and their (yellow) dog to have a distro.

Wouldn't it be better to have 3 distros, one for techies, one for desktops and one for servers with paid with support. I know that those of you who use distro 'X' will yell "But {Slack,SuSE,SuSEE} doesn't quite match my requirements". Those 3 key distro's are very good, and I'm sure if theres some feature on some other distro, it will be available on one of these when all that hacking talent goes to just support them.

I'd rather we were all talking about and backing 3 very very good distros than over 100 quite good ones.

There is also Dropline, of course, which is quite popular. However, due to their policy of adding PAM and replacing large system packages (like the entire X11 system) with their own versions, I can't give quite the same sort of nod to Dropline. Nevertheless, it remains another choice, and it's _your_ system, so I will also mention their project: http://www.dropline.net/gnome/

he recommends these two

I'm willing to bet that there are loads of Slack/Linux users eager to collaborate on such a project. If there could be some government funding on such a project this could really take off, creating new opportunities in the job market as well - benefitting the French economy even more while keeping everything "home-made".

Here you go!

http://www.legaltorrents.com/
http://www.xandros.com/products/home/desktopoc/dsk _oc_download.html
http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/bittorrent/ download.html
http://www.ferrago.com/
http://syd2.ausgamers.com:6969/
http://www.filerush.com/
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/blizzarddo wnloader.html
http://www.slackware.com/torrents/

Who is the one living in the bubble here? Personally, I love being able to download popular files quickly. I guess you'd prefer to pay fileplanet for the privilege, hmm?

There is. I'm running Slackware 10.0 (can't wait to get my 10.1 disks! w00t!). I use vim+LaTeX for all my document prep needs on the command line (use an xterm if you so choose). As others have mentioned, LyX isn't bad.

I'm a physics major at UW, so I do a decent bit of scientific work on my computer. I use GNUPlot, XFig and the Gimp to generate drawings for lab reports and whatnot.

I'm typing this from Firefox running on the Xorg6.7.0 server+WindowMaker 0.91. The key here is to use a lightweight window manager. Blackbox and fluxbox are other good choices (light, usable, not fugly (cough, fvwm, cough)). If you have to have that desktop environment, go with Xfce.

The only gap that I occasionally feel in my user experience is a good spreadsheet. I haven't found one. KSpread, OpenOffice Calc and Gnumeric either are or require the use of heavy GUI software which we are trying to avoid (KDE and Gnome are not as big as XP, but far too big to run comfortably on my system). I've glanced at Siag, but haven't really tried it out (I don't know scheme and don't have the time to figure it out right now--see physics undergraduate work).

I use mutt or pine, depending on which email address I'm checking. Thunderbird looks promising for being light and good, if you want a GUI based email client.

Recompile your kernel to match your hardware (trim the fat and optimize for your processors), and turn off any extra servers that you don't need (don't need telnetd, ftpd, &c. running? Turn off inetd--it's also more secure). Customize your boot sequence to only start and load that which your system needs and those things which you use.

I also boot to the command line and don't run xdm or the like. I do a lot of work from the command line, and X+light WM doesn't take long to start. It is, again, one less thing wasting clock cycles on my machine.

For reference, I'm running my Slack 10 system on an Abit BP6 with two PIII 866MHz processors underclocked to 650MHz (long story... Has to do with the fact that the BP6 doesn't technically support the PIII). I've got 384MB of RAM and a GF4 video card. It is lightning fast. The only exception to this is when I'm running X with the closed nVidia drivers (damn thing has a 3MB kernel module... grrr...), but that only adds a hang of a couple seconds when switching between X and the consoles, and that's it. If I'm not playing Quake or dealing with 3D visualization stuff, I can use the OSS driver (2D accel only), and get rid of even that performance problem.

So, yes, the middle ground is there, and it rocks. My computing experience is awesome, my slightly dated hardware is rock solid and perfectly responsive. Take a good, customizable Linux distribution, run light weight software, turn off stuff in the background and run a lean, mean, customized kernel, and you'll reclaim those lost cycles as interface responciveness. I suggest Slackware for this. FreeBSD, Debian, and any other Linux distro which is aimed at power-users will be good for setting up a configuration like this.

Mandrake, RHAT (RHEL & Fedora), SuSE and any other user-friendly type distro is ill-suited to this, IMO. Not that you can't, but my experience with these distros and their high-level admin tools is that if you try to do something too different from the default, it gets extra hard. So, Slackware and the like just end up being simpler, and now you know what Slack users mean when they say "it's simple." So stop giving us funny looks when we say it.

Jeff

I think we all need to support free software projects. I personally paid money to get the original Slackware 10 CDs from the Slackware Store and I have put some Slackware propaganda on my site. You can also buy t-shirts from their store or join them and report bugs. Another way to help is to show ZipSlack to your friends, if they still use Windows, so that they can familiarise themselves with a GNU/Linux system without repartitioning their disk. You can also subscribe and get Slackware CDs whenever they release a new version.

You can also find more info on how to support free software projects in general by reading this FAQ.

I think we all need to support free software projects. I personally paid money to get the original Slackware 10 CDs from the Slackware Store and I have put some Slackware propaganda on my site. You can also buy t-shirts from their store or join them and report bugs. Another way to help is to show ZipSlack to your friends, if they still use Windows, so that they can familiarise themselves with a GNU/Linux system without repartitioning their disk. You can also subscribe and get Slackware CDs whenever they release a new version.

You can also find more info on how to support free software projects in general by reading this FAQ.

I think we all need to support free software projects. I personally paid money to get the original Slackware 10 CDs from the Slackware Store and I have put some Slackware propaganda on my site. You can also buy t-shirts from their store or join them and report bugs. Another way to help is to show ZipSlack to your friends, if they still use Windows, so that they can familiarise themselves with a GNU/Linux system without repartitioning their disk. You can also subscribe and get Slackware CDs whenever they release a new version.

You can also find more info on how to support free software projects in general by reading this FAQ.

I think we all need to support free software projects. I personally paid money to get the original Slackware 10 CDs from the Slackware Store and I have put some Slackware propaganda on my site. You can also buy t-shirts from their store or join them and report bugs. Another way to help is to show ZipSlack to your friends, if they still use Windows, so that they can familiarise themselves with a GNU/Linux system without repartitioning their disk. You can also subscribe and get Slackware CDs whenever they release a new version.

You can also find more info on how to support free software projects in general by reading this FAQ.

Ha, ha. Now stop using Mandrake and stick on the real thing.

1. Mr Gates is the head of a company that sells software for a profit, while the 'Linux Community' often gives its software for free to all comers over the Internet. That's one big difference.
2. I don't think Mr Gates will have any money problems if he ever gets sick. While Patrick Volkerding -- the maintainer of Slackware, the oldest surviving Linux distribution out there -- who has been sick for several months, is asking people to buy Slackware version 10.1 to help him pay his medical bills...

As seen in a /. story via notation in the Slackware-current changelog, the newest version seems to be having issues with generating bad sigs.

Why would he want to put a donations link on the site when he doesn't want donations? If you really want to help him out, order a copy of Slackware.

There are only two games I can really say that I would play under Linux before Windows. Those are Never Winter Nights, which didn't run quite as well when I played it on my last computer (1.4 TBird with 64MB GF2) and took years to get ported. Props to Bioware for doing the port though.

The other is Unreal Tournament 2004, which in my experience runs a lot better under Linux than Windows, with the obvious lack of editor (could be fixed with Unreal Engine 3 as they're using wxWindows for it now, though I wouldn't hold my breath) and the maybe not so obvious lack of dynamic textures (see license plates) and non-blob shadows. It's also a bit of a PITA to install some of the mods which aren't distributed in zip files.

If even a fraction of companies put out Linux ports of the quality of the UT2k4 release it would be a completely different matter and I'm fairly confident that we would see a big shift towards desktop users running Linux. But until some more big names step up all we'll have are the rare big name release, a smattering of smaller games developed by studios that sell a limited enough number of copies for Linux to be a worthwhile portion of their sales (and I really do appreciate those guys), and a ton of open source games which in general never get even half-way done.

Sadly, while it is cool to have native ports of old classics and some level of playability on newer games via WINE, the best most of us are going to be able to do is play what little we can on Linux and put up with rebooting to Windows for the rest.

Slackware Anti-Whatever(TM): The perfect solution to all your virus, spam, spyware, and other problems since 1993!! :-)

Seriously, though, I think it's kind of stupid that Microsoft's making an anti-spyware program - after all, weren't they responsible for the problem in the first place? And of course, it doesn't detect the biggest piece of spyware integrated into every Window$ system... (whatever that unnamed program at version 6SP1 is ;-)

I'd say that if Microsoft really cared they'd make a secure system. It isn't too hard, they already have the perfect starting ground...

Easy solution: ZipSlack.

No spyware, no ads, no bloat, no speed issues, no need for Windows to be running, no need for partitioning... (you have to run Windows 9x but probably better anyway, XP is bloated ;-)

Seriously, though, I'd have to list Ranish Partition Manager in this category. And I second the nomination for PuTTY (I actually set up a shortcut, puttyssh.cjb.net, I use it so often - you can actually run it straight from the Web btw) if it hasn't already been seconded.

And don't forget ReactOS - screw Windows, run everything on ReactOS!! ^_^

Ideally, I think that such a system should be loaded with a real Linux distrobution. Then it would be a lot better.

By the way, anyone who thinks that you need a fucking kick-ass gaming system just to run OOo is wrong!! My desktop system is 566MHz with 256MB RAM, and my laptop is a 133MHz Pentium with 80MB!! Both of them run Slackware with X and XFCE just fine. (And yes, OpenOffice.org runs on both quite nicely, even with huge documents and several other programs running.) The specs for my systems are available here.

Honestly, I think that the only reason the Wal-Mart systems seem so slow is because everyone's used to Micro$oft and Lin$pire $tandard$ ...

Ideally, I think that such a system should be loaded with a real Linux distrobution. Then it would be a lot better.

By the way, anyone who thinks that you need a fucking kick-ass gaming system just to run OOo is wrong!! My desktop system is 566MHz with 256MB RAM, and my laptop is a 133MHz Pentium with 80MB!! Both of them run Slackware with X and XFCE just fine. (And yes, OpenOffice.org runs on both quite nicely, even with huge documents and several other programs running.) The specs for my systems are available here.

Honestly, I think that the only reason the Wal-Mart systems seem so slow is because everyone's used to Micro$oft and Lin$pire $tandard$ ...

Wouldn't their proprietary "Planeshift License" that doesn't allow modification or use of their work outside their project be a violation of the GPL?

Also, I agree about the source problems and client issues. There should not be a 220MB file on just one server like that - imagine what the /. effect would do - and besides, their server is probably slow anyway. BitTorrent all the way.

They definitely need to make an actual source release; I don't like using CVS, I myself directly release everything. This could easily confuse users who think that they haven't released anything at all.

What's so hard about making a Linux package? Just make a .tar.gz file that you can extract in /, or even better, do a .tgz for Slack :-) They could also do their own live CD.

Just my 2 cents...

This post from the Dr.'s blog is interesting, as Volkerding had said himself that he had pericarditis.

The previous post mentioned in the blog is about a middle-aged smoker - anybody know if Volkerding is a smoker?

changelog

not exactly what you asked for but it does tell you what happened with him etc.

Well, since everyone else seems to be saying IBM laptops are so great, here's my opinion: I think they're OK, but I really prefer my 1997-model Micron XPE. I much prefer its design - I have yet to see a system that fits me better, that's half the reason I'm still using it - and I have to admit that the fact that it doesn't have so much proprietary garbage (the only thing I can think of is its TV out utility) makes running Linux on it so much easier ;-)

From Pat's letter
"Pray to God, but keep rowing to shore."

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-cu rrent/PAT-NEEDS-YOUR-HELP.txt/

Sounds like an awful sickness to deal with, best wishes Pat.

Supporting evidence:

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-cu rrent/PAT-NEEDS-YOUR-HELP.txt

Rodney has no ability
to directly admit me to a hospital without first sending me to an
infectious disease MD there who would have to agree with all of this.
I have an appointment on Friday.


What did the ID physician say?

All the cases of Actinomycosis I have treated have been pretty easy to diagnose.

Let's just assume for one moment... that this is not physiological possible. (Supratentorial, mental, depression, etc.)

All of this attention is just feeding into the underlying mental illness! By posting this on slashdot, you are blowing this thing way, way out of control.

Why would he do this? Could it be for the free press?

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19719

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Slackware-Li nu x-founder-ill-seeks-help/2004/11/17/1100574504192. html?oneclick=true

Who posts their medical problems out in the public in this way?

By posting this... you are doing more harm than good.

There's just one thing I don't get: Why would anyone want to use Windows?

Linux is:

• Free
• Open-source
• Relatively bug-free
• Virus-free
• Worm-free
• Stable
• Secure
• More powerful
  • Raw device access
  • Can work with any file system
  • Text or graphical mode
• Runs on a much wider range of hardware
• Prettier :-)
• ...

Windows is:

• Expensive
• Proprietary
• Buggy
• Virus-filled
• Worm-filled
• Unstable
• Insecure
• Nowhere near powerful
  • NO raw device access
  • Can work with any file system, so long as it's NTFS or FAT
  • NO TEXT MODE
• Runs on a much narrower range of hardware
• Uglier (who the hell would want to use "Windows XP style" or "Luna"??)
• ...

Where exactly is the advantage of Windows here?

(Oh, and Windows isn't easier to use either - I found that Slackware's text-administration tools and editing text files are actually much simpler and more straightforward than a slow, buggy, and poorly-designed graphical administration tool. And don't get me started on XP's "Find" tool...)

Slashdot, a prominent news web log claiming to be News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters has claimed victory over the Gay Nigger Association of America (GNAA).

With GNAA's trolls resorting to stale material which was relevant for five minutes about three months ago and enabling anyone to cut and paste a press release using the Open Source philosophy has led to GNAA's demise. Netcraft confirms it.

GNAA's founder timecop was seen locking up the headquarters one last time. An unassuming outdoor mens room deep in the heart of Tennessee was once host to numerous sessions of blowjobs, anal and creampies attended only by homosexual African-Americans. I reckon I jest likes fuckin' girls. White girls. [note broken link] was the only statement given to the press at this time. Former lovers and Windows users Lysol and Roloffle were found standing at half-mast upon the sad but inevitable occasion.

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Slashdot, a prominent news web log claiming to be News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters has claimed victory over the Gay Nigger Association of America (GNAA).

With GNAA's trolls resorting to stale material which was relevant for five minutes about three months ago and enabling anyone to cut and paste a press release using the Open Source philosophy has led to GNAA's demise. Netcraft confirms it.

GNAA's founder timecop was seen locking up the headquarters one last time. An unassuming outdoor mens room deep in the heart of Tennessee was once host to numerous sessions of blowjobs, anal and creampies attended only by homosexual African-Americans. I reckon I jest likes fuckin' girls. White girls. [note broken link] was the only statement given to the press at this time. Former lovers and Windows users Lysol and Roloffle were found standing at half-mast upon the sad but inevitable occasion.

Robert W. Malda shared his feelings regarding the event. Oog the Caveman (a pioneer of ALL CAPS == TEH FNY), The Glorious Meept, Trollaxor, The Turd Report, WIPO Troll, Recipe Troll even goatse had something to contribute to our forums. GNAA is populated solely by crybaby attention whores who wouldn't know a rpm if it bit them on their tender, velvety asshole which is barely covered by a fine mist of downy, pre-pubescent hairs. After a brief reverie Mr. Malda conceded At least GNAA uses valid xHTML instead of dicey HTML 3.2

About GNAA: GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) was a troll organization known for its cut and paste style of trolls which are written once every six months. It was founded in July 2001 by timecop, found its heyday with ROR JEWS DID WTC and slowly faded into the background radiation. Its namesake, a Danish humor movie, is freely available via BitTorrent.

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