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NATO Developing Environment Friendly Weapons
EGSonikku writes: "Although it may seem a bit odd, according to this msnbc.com story
NATO and its member countries are developing so called 'green
weapons' that produce similar effects to standard weaponry,
without using chemicals that could be hazardous to the
environment and the soldiers using them. Good to know that we can
bomb each other without hurting the butterflies now, eh?" Heh -- it's the environmental bit shift of the neutron bomb -- "Kill the people, preserve the industry" becomes "Kill the people, preserve the land."
It has come to my attention that the entire Linux community is a hotbed of so called 'alternative sexuality,' which includes anything from hedonistic orgies to homosexuality to pedophilia.
What better way of demonstrating this than by looking at the hidden messages contained within the names of some of Linux's most outspoken advocates:
I'm sure that Eric S. Raymond, composer of the satanic homosexual propaganda diatribe The Cathedral and the Bizarre, is probably an anagram of something queer, but we don't need to look that far as we know he's always shoving a gun up some poor little boy's rectum. Update: Eric S. Raymond is actually an anagram for secondary rim and cord in my arse. It just goes to show you that he is indeed queer.
Update the Second: It is also documented that Evil Sicko Gaymond is responsible for a nauseating piece of code called Fetchmail, which is obviously sinister sodomite slang for 'Felch Male' -- a disgusting practise. For those not in the know, 'felching' is the act performed by two perverts wherein one sucks their own post-coital ejaculate out of the other's rectum. In fact, it appears that the dirty Linux faggots set out to undermine the good Republican institution of e-mail, turning it into 'e-male.'
As far as Richard 'Master' Stallman goes, that filthy fudge-packer was actually quoted on leftist commie propaganda site Salon.com as saying the following: 'I've been resistant to the pressure to conform in any circumstance,' he says. 'It's about being able to question conventional wisdom,' he asserts. 'I believe in love, but not monogamy,' he says plainly.
And this isn't a made up troll bullshit either! He actually stated this tripe, which makes it obvious that he is trying to politely say that he's a flaming homo slut!
Speaking about 'flaming,' who better to point out as a filthy chutney ferret than Slashdot's very own self-confessed pederast Jon Katz. Although an obvious deviant anagram cannot be found from his name, he has already confessed, nay boasted of the homosexual perversion of corrupting the innocence of young children. To quote from the article linked:
'I've got a rare kidney disease,' I told her. 'I have to go to the bathroom a lot. You can come with me if you want, but it takes a while. Is that okay with you? Do you want a note from my doctor?'
Is this why you were touching your penis in the cinema, Jon? And letting the other boys touch it too?
We should also point out that Jon Katz refers to himself as 'Slashdot's resident Gasbag.' Is there any more doubt? For those fortunate few who aren't aware of the list of homosexual terminology found inside the Linux 'Sauce Code,' a 'Gasbag' is a pervert who gains sexual gratification from having a thin straw inserted into his urethra (or to use the common parlance, 'piss-pipe'), then his homosexual lover blows firmly down the straw to inflate his scrotum. This is, of course, when he's not busy violating the dignity and copyright of posters to Slashdot by gathering together their postings and publishing them en masse to further his twisted and manipulative journalistic agenda.
Sick, disgusting antichristian perverts, the lot of them.
In addition, many of the Linux distributions (a 'distribution' is the most common way to spread the faggots' wares) are run by faggot groups. The Slackware distro is named after the 'Slack-wear' fags wear to allow easy access to the anus for sexual purposes. Furthermore, Slackware is a close anagram of claw arse, a reference to the homosexual practise of anal fisting. The Mandrake product is run by a group of French faggot satanists, and is named after the faggot nickname for the vibrator. It was also chosen because it is an anagram for dark amen and ram naked, which is what they do.
Another 'distro,' (abbrieviated as such because it sounds a bit like 'Disco,' which is where homosexuals preyed on young boys in the 1970s), is Debian, an anagram of in a bed, which could be considered innocent enough (after all, a bed is both where we sleep and pray), until we realise what other names Debian uses to describe their foul wares. 'Woody' is obvious enough, being a term for the erect male penis, glistening with pre-cum. But far sicker is the phrase 'Frozen Potato' that they use. This filthy term, again found in the secret homosexual 'Sauce Code,' refers to the solo homosexual practice of defecating into a clear polythene bag, shaping the turd into a crude approximation of the male phallus, then leaving it in the freezer overnight until it becomes solid. The practitioner then proceeds to push the frozen 'potato' up his own rectum, squeezing it in and out until his tight young balls erupt in a screaming orgasm.
And Red Hat is secret homo slang for the tip of a penis that is soaked in blood from a freshly violated underage ringpiece.
The fags have even invented special tools to aid their faggotry! For example, the 'supermount' tool was devised to allow deeper penetration, which is good for fags because it gives more pressure on the prostate gland. 'Automount' is used, on the other hand, because Linux users are all fat and gay, and need to mount each other automatically.
The depths of their depravity can be seen in their use of 'mount points.' These are, plainly speaking, the different points of penetration. The main one is obviously /anus, but there are others. Militant fags even say 'there is no /opt mount point' because for these dirty perverts faggotry is not optional but a way of life.
More evidence is in the fact that Linux users say how much they love `man`, even going so far as to say that all new Linux users (who are in fact just innocent heterosexuals indoctrinated by the gay propaganda) should try out `man`. In no other system do users boast of their frequent recourse to a man.
Other areas of the system also show Linux's inherit gayness. For example, people are often told of the 'FAQ,' but how many innocent heterosexual Windows users know what this actually means. The answer is shocking: Faggot Anal Quest: the voyage of discovery for newly converted fags!
Even the title 'Slashdot' originally referred to a homosexual practice. Slashdot of course refers to the popular gay practice of blood-letting. The Slashbots, of course are those super-zealous homosexuals who take this perversion to its extreme by ripping open their anuses, as seen on the site most popular with Slashdot users, the depraved work of Satan, http://www.eff.org/.
The editors of Slashdot also have homosexual names: 'Hemos' is obvious in itself, being one vowel away from 'Homos.' But even more sickening is 'Commander Taco' which sounds a bit like 'Commode in Taco,' filthy gay slang for a pair of spreadeagled buttocks that are caked with excrement. (The best form of lubrication, they insist.) Sometimes, these 'Taco Commodes' have special 'Salsa Sauce' (blood from a ruptured rectum) and 'Cheese' (rancid flakes of penis discharge) toppings. And to make it even worse, Slashdot runs on Apache!
The Apache server, whose use among fags is as prevalent as AIDS, is named after homosexual activity -- as everyone knows, popular faggot band, the Village People, featured an Apache Indian, and it is for him that this gay program is named.
And that's not forgetting the use of patches in the Linux fag world -- patches are used to make the anus accessible for repeated anal sex even after its rupture by a session of fisting.
To summarise: Linux is gay. 'Slash -- Dot' is the graphical description of the space between a young boy's scrotum and anus. And BeOS is for hermaphrodites and disabled 'stumpers.'
FEEDBACK
Well, the only reason I know all about this is because I had the misfortune to read the Linux 'Sauce code' once. Although publicised as the computer code needed to get Linux up and running on a computer (and haven't you always been worried about the phrase 'Monolithic Kernel'?), this foul document is actually a detailed and graphic description of every conceivable degrading perversion known to the human race, as well as a few of the major animal species. It has shocked and disturbed me, to the point of needing to shock and disturb the common man to warn them of the impending homo-calypse which threatens to engulf our planet.
Doesn't it give you a hard-on to imagine your thick strong poker ramming it's way up my most sacred of sphincters? You're beyond help, my friend, as the only thing you can imagine is the foul penetrative violation of another man. Are you sure you're not Eric Raymond? The government, being populated by limp-wristed liberals, could never stem the sickening tide of homosexual child molesting Linux advocacy. Hell, they've given NAMBLA free reign for years!
Thank you for your kind words of support. However, this document shall only ever be posted anonymously. This is because the 'Open Sauce' movement is a sham, proposing homoerotic cults of hero worshipping in the name of freedom. I speak for the common man. For any man who prefers the warm, enveloping velvet folds of a woman's vagina to the tight puckered ringpiece of a child. These men, being common, decent folk, don't have a say in the political hypocrisy that is Slashdot culture. I am the unknown liberator.
We shouldn't hate them, we should pity them for the misguided fools they are... Fanatical Linux zeal-outs need to be herded into camps for re-education and subsequent rehabilitation into normal heterosexual society. This re-education shall be achieved by forcing them to watch repeats of Baywatch until the very mention of Pamela Anderson causes them to fill their pants with healthy heterosexual jism.
Well, it just goes to show that even the holy Linux 'sauce code' is riddled with bugs that need fixing. (The irony of Jon Katz not even being able to inflate his scrotum correctly has not been lost on me.) The Linux pervert elite already acknowledge this, with their queer slogan: 'Given enough arms, all rectums are shallow.' And anyway, the PS2 sucks major cock and isn't worth the money. Intellivision forever!
For one thing, whilst Linux is a cavalcade of queer propaganda masquerading as the future of computing, NT is used by people who think nothing better of encasing their genitals in quick setting plaster then going to see a really dirty porno film, enjoying the restriction enforced onto them. Remember, a wasted arousal is a sin in the eyes of the Catholic church. Clearly, the only god-fearing Christian operating system in existence is CP/M -- The Christian Program Monitor. All computer users should immediately ask their local pastor to install this fine OS onto their systems. It is the only route to salvation.
Secondly, this message is for every man. Computers know no colour. Not only that, but one of the finest websites in the world is maintained by a Black Man . Now fuck off you racist donkey felcher.
Although there is nothing unholy about the fine heterosexual act of ejaculating between a woman's breasts, squirting one's load up towards her neck and chin area, it should be noted that Perl (standing for Pansies Entering Rectums Locally) is also close to 'Pearl Monocle,' 'Pearl Nosering,' and the ubiquitous 'Pearl Enema.'
One scary thing about Perl is that it contains hidden homosexual messages. Take the following code: LWP::Simple -- It looks innocuous enough, doesn't it? But look at the line closely: There are two colons next to each other! As Larry 'Balls to the' Wall would openly admit in the Perl Documentation, Perl was designed from the ground up to indoctrinate it's programmers into performing unnatural sexual acts -- having two colons so closely together is clearly a reference to the perverse sickening act of 'colon kissing,' whereby two homosexual queers spread their buttocks wide, pressing their filthy torn sphincters together. They then share small round objects like marbles or golfballs by passing them from one rectum to another using muscle contraction alone. This is also referred to in programming 'circles' as 'Parameter Passing.'
And PHP stands for Perverted Homosexual Penetration. Didn't you know?
Well, I don't know about terraforming Mars, but I do know that homosexual Linux Advocates have been probing Uranus for years.
*sniff* That brings a tear to my eye. Thank you once more for your kind support. I have taken faith in the knowledge that I am doing the Good Lord's work, but it is encouraging to know that I am helping out the common man here.
However, I should be cautious about revealing your name 'Cerberus' on such a filthy den of depravity as Slashdot. It is a well known fact that the 'Kerberos' documentation from Microsoft is a detailed manual describing, in intimate, exacting detail, how to sexually penetrate a variety of unwilling canine animals; be they domesticated, wild, or mythical. Slashdot posters have taken great pleasure in illegally spreading this documentation far and wide, treating it as an 'extension' to the Linux 'Sauce Code,' for the sake of 'interoperability.' (The slang term they use for nonconsensual intercourse -- their favourite kind.)
In fact, sick twisted Linux deviants are known to have LAN parties, (Love of Anal Naughtiness, needless to say.), wherein they entice a stray dog, known as the 'Samba Mount,' into their homes. Up to four of these filth-sodden blasphemers against nature take turns to plunge their erect, throbbing, uncircumcised members, conkers-deep, into the rectum, mouth, and other fleshy orifices of the poor animal. Eventually, the 'Samba Mount' collapses due to 'overload,' and needs to be 'rebooted.' (i.e., kicked out into the street, and left to fend for itself.) Many Linux users boast about their 'uptime' in such situations.
If only indeed. You can help our brave cause by moderating this message up as often as possible. I recommend '+1, Underrated,' as that will protect your precious Karma in Metamoderation. Only then can we break through the glass ceiling of Homosexual Slashdot Culture. Is it any wonder that the new version of Slashcode has been christened 'Bender'???
If we can get just one of these postings up to at least '+1,' then it will be archived forever! Others will learn of our struggle, and join with us in our battle for freedom!
I am compelled to document the foulness and carnal depravity that is Linux, in order that we may prepare ourselves for the great holy war that is to follow. It is my solemn duty to peel back the foreskin of ignorance and apply the wire brush of enlightenment.
I could make an arrogant, childish comment along the lines of 'Every time someone asks for 2.0, I won't release it for another 24 hours,' but the truth of the matter is that I'm quite nervous of releasing a 'number two,' as I can guarantee some filthy shit-slurping Linux pervert would want to suck it straight out of my anus before I've even had chance to wipe.
I sincerely hope you're Natalie Portman.
What the fuck?
Well bugger me!
Fuck right off!
IMPORTANT: This message needs to be heard (Not HURD, which is an acronym for 'Huge Unclean Rectal Dilator') across the whole community, so it has been released into the Public Domain. You know, that licence that we all had before those homoerotic crypto-fascists came out with the GPL (Gay Penetration License) that is no more than an excuse to see who's got the biggest feces-encrusted cock. I would have put this up on Freshmeat, but that name is known to be a euphemism for the tight rump of a young boy.
Come to think of it, the whole concept of 'Source Control' unnerves me, because it sounds a bit like 'Sauce Control,' which is a description of the homosexual practice of holding the base of the cock shaft tightly upon the point of ejaculation, thus causing a build up of semenal fluid that is only released upon entry into an incision made into the base of the receiver's scrotum. And 'Open Sauce' is the act of ejaculating into another mans face or perhaps a biscuit to be shared later. Obviously, 'Closed Sauce' is the only Christian thing to do, as evidenced by the fact that it is what Cathedrals are all about.
Contributors: (although not to the eternal game of 'soggy biscuit' that open 'sauce' development has become) Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, phee, Anonymous Coward, mighty jebus, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, double_h, Anonymous Coward, Eimernase, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward. Further contributions are welcome.
Current changes: This version sent to FreeWIPO by 'Bring BackATV' as plain text. Reformatted everything, added all links back in (that we could match from the previous version), many new ones (Slashbot bait links). Even more spelling fixed. Who wrote this thing, CmdrTaco himself?
Previous changes: Yet more changes added. Spelling fixed. Feedback added. Explanation of 'distro' system. 'Mount Point' syntax described. More filth regarding `man` and Slashdot. Yet more fucking spelling fixed. 'Fetchmail' uncovered further. More Slashbot baiting. Apache exposed. Distribution licence at foot of document.
ANUX -- A full Linux distribution... Up your ass!
biyatches. Oh, yeah. Michael eats ass for RAM money.
It's karma sluts like you that give AC's a bad name.
IF I EVER MEEPT YOU, I WILL KICK YOUR GOAT!
30-Jul-01 LAMONICA, FRANK
Shareholder 34,767
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144)
9-Jul-01 FAITH, RICKARD E
Shareholder 2,203
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $6,300.
6-Jul-01 OWEN, JENS
Former, Shareholder 44,802
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $138,438.
26-Jun-01 EVANS, ROBERT
Shareholder 26,438
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $84,337.
22-Jun-01 YOUNG, MICHAEL
Shareholder 5,468
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $16,404.
13-Jun-01 NEUMEISTER, ROBERT M
Director 0
LNUX Initial Direct Holdings Statement
7-Jun-01 REBACK, GARY L
Shareholder 189
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $850.00.
4-Jun-01 LOTZ, BARBARA J
Shareholder 52
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $225.00.
1-Jun-01 MASSEY FAMILY TRUST
Shareholder 161
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $607.00.
1-Jun-01 PAUL, BRIAN E
Shareholder 3,130
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $8,732.
1-Jun-01 DAUBAR, GERARD
Shareholder 900
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $3,888.
1-Jun-01 PETKANICS, DONNA
Shareholder 908
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $3,223.
1-Jun-01 SANDERS, ROBERT D
Shareholder 4,162
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $15,691.
31-May-01 KENNEDY, MICHAEL J
Shareholder 81
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $339.00.
30-May-01 SINDELAR, ERIC
Shareholder 1,407
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $6,000.
29-May-01 BONHAM, MARK
Shareholder 87
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $925.00.
25-May-01 LATTA FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 167
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $748.00.
24-May-01 LAMONICA, FRANK
Shareholder, Employee 12,885
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $55,367.
24-May-01 LAMONICA, FRANK & ARLEEN
Shareholder 15,734
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $67,616.
24-May-01 LAMONICA, ARLEEN
Shareholder 2,849
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $12,222.
22-May-01 PRENSKY, WOLF & RIVA
Shareholder 8,441
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $38,828.
21-May-01 EVANS, ROBERT
Shareholder 5,123
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $25,000.
17-May-01 WELLFLEET EQUITIES LLC
Shareholder 279
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,278.
17-May-01 CINER, EUGENE
Shareholder 279
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,278.
14-May-01 SCHILLER, RABBI MAYER
Secretary 352
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,609.
8-May-01 FAITH, RICKARD E
Shareholder 3,105
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $17,015.
4-May-01 FREET, PAUL
Shareholder 15,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $70,000.
2-May-01 FREET, PAUL
Shareholder 20,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $87,000.
12-Apr-01 SPARK PUBLIC RELATIONS LLC
Shareholder 643
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $17,834.
12-Apr-01 LISTWIN, DONALD J
Shareholder 558
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,574.
11-Apr-01 TRUDO, ALEXANDER DANIEL
Shareholder 651,549
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,300,000.
10-Apr-01 FREET, PAUL
Shareholder 20,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $50,000.
9-Apr-01 FREET, PAUL
Shareholder 20,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $45,000.
6-Apr-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Director, Chief Executive Officer * 10,000
LNUX Gave as Gift.
Value of $20,312.
3-Apr-01 ANDREESSEN LIVING TRUST
Shareholder 1,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,210.
2-Apr-01 BIG KALA TRUST
Trust, Trustee 651,549
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,900,000.
29-Mar-01 BUTLER, DANEN THOMAS
Shareholder 200,477
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $600,000.
29-Mar-01 TRUDO, ALEXANDER DANIEL
Shareholder 200,477
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $600,000.
29-Mar-01 STEUR, DAVID S
Shareholder 115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $341.00.
23-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 26,000
LNUX Sold at $3.50/Share.
Proceeds of $91,000.
21-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 14,700
LNUX Sold at $3.00/Share.
Proceeds of $44,100.
20-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 30,000
LNUX Sold at $3.14/Share.
Proceeds of $94,200.
15-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 41,500
LNUX Sold at $3.25/Share.
Proceeds of $134,875.
14-Mar-01 ZWICKER, IAN
Shareholder 10,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $34,380.
13-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 50,000
LNUX Sold at $3.38/Share.
Proceeds of $169,000.
13-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 400,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,600,000.
12-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 400,000
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $0.02/Share.
Paper gain of $1,192,000 at a fair market value of $3.00/share on 12-Mar-01.
6-Mar-01 SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Shareholder 59,068
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $240,634.
6-Mar-01 PRESIDIO VENTURE PARTNERS LLC
Shareholder 59,068
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $240,406.
5-Mar-01 SEGRE, DAVID J
Shareholder 109
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $395.00.
2-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director 250,500
LNUX Sold at $3.66/Share.
Proceeds of $916,830.
1-Mar-01 DAUBAR, GERARD
Shareholder 900
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $6,721.
1-Mar-01 BLOCK, PHILIP D III
Shareholder 239
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,091.
1-Mar-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
Chief Executive Officer, Director * 150,000
LNUX Sold at $3.63/Share.
Proceeds of $544,500.
28-Feb-01 BROWNELL, ROBERT
Shareholder 329
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,233.
27-Feb-01 PRESIDIO VENTURES PARTNER
Shareholder 200,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,000,000.
27-Feb-01 SUMITOMO CORPORATION
Shareholder 200,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,000,000.
26-Feb-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 134,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $703,500.
26-Feb-01 MENDOZA, KATHY S & THOMAS F
Shareholder 201,812
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,031,986.
23-Feb-01 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 41,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $215,238.
21-Feb-01 FLINT, ELIZABETH R
Shareholder 82
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $595.00.
20-Feb-01 PARNES, MARK
Affiliated Person 4
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $32.00.
15-Feb-01 LEGAL, COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE
Shareholder 39
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $329.00.
13-Feb-01 FRENCH, RICHARD L
Senior Vice President-OSDN 0
LNUX Initial Direct Holdings Statement
12-Feb-01 PET KAVICS = GERSPENSCHALGER FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 82
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $686.00.
6-Feb-01 SYNNEX INFOR TECH INC
Shareholder 31,280
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $290,318.
2-Feb-01 SILVER STAR DEV LTD
Shareholder 31,068
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $296,699.
30-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 108,741
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $996,024.
29-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 120,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $960,468.
26-Jan-01 SHORE CL UNITRUST
Trust, Trustee 2,800
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $269,500.
26-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 70,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $531,097.
25-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 88,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $710,345.
24-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 170,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,364,539.
23-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 145,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,062,807.
22-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 110,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $782,485.
22-Jan-01 VAUGHN, ISAAC
Shareholder 79
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $585.00.
19-Jan-01 GOOD, SARAH
Shareholder, Affiliated Person 80
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $583.00.
19-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 57,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $424,063.
18-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 137,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $980,153.
17-Jan-01 CRAIG, ALEXANDER J
Shareholder 4,952
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $44,568.
11-Jan-01 SACCANI, DANIEL R
Shareholder 3,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $28,378.
4-Jan-01 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 87,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $723,257.
2-Jan-01 FELDMAN, ROBERT P
Shareholder 143
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,162.
24-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $81,869.
22-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 5,000
LNUX Exercised Options at $0.06/Share and Sold at $10.13/Share.
Proceeds of $50,350.
21-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 10,000
LNUX Exercised Options at $0.06/Share and Sold at $8.13/Share.
Proceeds of $80,700.
21-Dec-00 AUSTIN, ALAN K
Director 189
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,607.
20-Dec-00 BORO, LAUREN I
Shareholder 1,554
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $15,090.
20-Dec-00 BELL, SUZANNE Y
Shareholder 69
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $565.00.
19-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 15,000
LNUX Exercised Options at Average of $0.06/Share and Sold at $10.04/Share.
Proceeds of $149,770.
18-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 5,000
LNUX Sold at $12.00/Share.
Proceeds of $60,000.
18-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 15,000
LNUX Exercised Options at $0.06/Share and Sold at $10.50/Share.
Proceeds of $156,600.
15-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Sold at $11.43/Share.
Proceeds of $114,300.
14-Dec-00 DEFILIPPS, THOMAS C
Shareholder 92
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,179.
14-Dec-00 ZEHR, GREGG E
Vice President, Engineering * 20,500
LNUX Sold at $11.29/Share.
Proceeds of $231,445.
14-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 5,000
LNUX Sold at $11.25/Share.
Proceeds of $56,250.
14-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $114,368.
14-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 5,000
LNUX Exercised Options at $0.06/Share and Sold at $11.63/Share.
Proceeds of $57,850.
13-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Sold at $14.54/Share.
Proceeds of $145,400.
13-Dec-00 ZEHR, GREGG E
Vice President, Engineering * 4,500
LNUX Sold at $14.22/Share.
Proceeds of $63,990.
13-Dec-00 ZEHR GREG TRUST
Trust, Trustee 50,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $700,000.
13-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Affiliated Person 50,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $700,000.
13-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $145,429.
13-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 12,798
LNUX Exercised Options at $0.06/Share and Sold at $12.60/Share.
Proceeds of $160,487.
13-Dec-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
President 10,000
LNUX Sold at $13.93/Share.
Proceeds of $139,300.
12-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 250,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,589,075.
12-Dec-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 10,000
LNUX Sold at $9.75/Share.
Proceeds of $97,500.
11-Dec-00 SORE, DANIEL R
Officer 20,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $186,562.
11-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 55,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $534,000.
11-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 110,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,027,268.
11-Dec-00 GOODRICH, JOHN B
Shareholder 167
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,324.
11-Dec-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 10,000
LNUX Sold at $9.33/Share.
Proceeds of $93,300.
11-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 55,000
LNUX Sold at $9.72/Share.
Proceeds of $534,600.
8-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 10,000
LNUX Sold at $1.00/Share.
Proceeds of $10,000.
8-Dec-00 VIRNIG, KENNETH J
Shareholder 16,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $128,000.
8-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 190,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,441,720.
8-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 15,000
LNUX Sold at $7.27/Share.
Proceeds of $109,050.
8-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 25,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $190,000.
7-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 12,000
LNUX Sold at $7.06/Share.
Proceeds of $84,720.
7-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 200,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,399,380.
7-Dec-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 12,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $85,000.
6-Dec-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 28,000
LNUX Gave as Gift.
Value of $222,250.
6-Dec-00 ALTER, AARON
Shareholder 87
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $690.00.
6-Dec-00 BRANTZ MAYOR TRUST
Trust, Trustee 2,939
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $23,512.
6-Dec-00 GRECO, LISA M
Shareholder 1,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $13,000.
5-Dec-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 22,500
LNUX Sold at $8.93/Share.
Proceeds of $200,925.
5-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 20,000
LNUX Sold at $8.43/Share.
Proceeds of $168,600.
5-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 92,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $805,000.
5-Dec-00 SHORE, DAVID R
Vice President 22,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $185,427.
5-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 20,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $169,054.
4-Dec-00 BARCLAY, MICHAEL
Shareholder 87
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $729.00.
4-Dec-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 22,500
LNUX Sold at $8.24/Share.
Proceeds of $185,400.
4-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 90,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $757,341.
4-Dec-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 22,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $185,427.
4-Dec-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Sold at $8.19/Share.
Proceeds of $81,900.
1-Dec-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 100,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $878,200.
1-Dec-00 KLEIN, THOMAS C
Shareholder 55
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $456.00.
30-Nov-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 90,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $719,532.
30-Nov-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 19,792
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $6.00/Share.
Paper gain of $43,295 at a fair market value of $8.19/share on 30-Nov-00.
30-Nov-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 47,944
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $0.50/Share.
Paper gain of $368,570 at a fair market value of $8.19/share on 30-Nov-00.
29-Nov-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 103,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $896,028.
21-Nov-00 VANYO, BRUCE
Shareholder 877
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $9,811.
20-Nov-00 LADRA, MICHAEL
Shareholder 504
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,166.
17-Nov-00 GOETZ, JAMES J
Shareholder 1,884
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $24,492.
9-Nov-00 MOORE, JASON T
Shareholder 50,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $806,000.
3-Nov-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 60,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,846,563.
3-Nov-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 60,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,846,562.
1-Nov-00 TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE
Shareholder 8,740
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $255,645.
31-Oct-00 MOORE, JASON T
Shareholder 1,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $48,438.
31-Oct-00 COSPER, KIT
Shareholder 12,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $331,231.
31-Oct-00 KNIGHTSBRIDGE VENTURE CAPITAL IV LP
Shareholder 58,270
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,544,155.
30-Oct-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 19,792
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $6.00/Share.
Paper gain of $373,574 at a fair market value of $24.88/share on 30-Oct-00.
30-Oct-00 KILLAM, DAVID
Shareholder 37
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,110.
26-Oct-00 DAVIS, PAUL
Director, Secretary 382
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $10,623.
26-Oct-00 HUSICK FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 234
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $6,592.
25-Oct-00 CHAPLICK, TREVOR
Shareholder 191
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $6,762.
24-Oct-00 AUSTIN, ALAN K
Director 824
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $29,767.
24-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 125,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,475,650.
24-Oct-00 DAVIS, KIMBERLY
Shareholder 5,700
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $201,987.
24-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 125,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,475,625.
23-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 62,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,147,376.
23-Oct-00 BUSH FOUNDATION
Shareholder 29,135
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $445,075.
23-Oct-00 VLG INVESTMENTS 1998
Shareholder 279
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $10,445.
20-Oct-00 KOZEL, EDWARD R
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $40,418.
20-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 152,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,467,659.
19-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 160,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,618,128.
19-Oct-00 GILL, FRANK & MARY
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $40,418.
18-Oct-00 ODONNELL, LIZ
Shareholder 252
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $8,489.
18-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 175,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,687,185.
17-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 75,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,456,123.
16-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 255,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $8,709,219.
13-Oct-00 COSPER, KIT
Shareholder 2,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $83,500.
13-Oct-00 DREW, JOHN L
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $37,213.
13-Oct-00 KELLER, DONALD M
Shareholder 2,822
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $94,467.
13-Oct-00 VANLIGLEN, GLEN R
Shareholder 486
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $15,870.
13-Oct-00 INTEL CORP
Shareholder 160,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,403,120.
12-Oct-00 MCKINNEY FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $36,033.
11-Oct-00 ESTRIN, JUDITH L
Shareholder 279
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $9,765.
10-Oct-00 VLG INVESTMENTS 1998
Shareholder 922
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $32,691.
7-Oct-00 DAUBAR, GERARD
Shareholder 1,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $48,437.
6-Oct-00 OCONNOR, ROBERT
Shareholder 37
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,785.
6-Oct-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 19,791
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $6.00/Share.
Paper gain of $539,305 at a fair market value of $33.25/share on 6-Oct-00.
5-Oct-00 MCGOVERN, PATRICK J
Shareholder 4
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $166.00.
5-Oct-00 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP
Shareholder 19,354
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $826,214.
5-Oct-00 IDG VENTURES MANAGEMENT INC
Shareholder 23
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $997.00.
3-Oct-00 SMALLCAP WORLD FUND INC
Shareholder 390,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $18,817,500.
3-Oct-00 MCKINNEY FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $56,515.
3-Oct-00 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAL/ SHELLWATER & CO
Shareholder 92,231
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,022,312.
2-Oct-00 MOFFENBEIER, DAVID C
Shareholder 235
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $11,383.
1-Oct-00 SILVER STAR DEV LTD
Shareholder 129,534
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,000,000.
28-Sep-00 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Shareholder 40,789
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,887,637.
28-Sep-00 SILICON, VALLEY BANCSHARES
Shareholder 1,394
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $62,382.
28-Sep-00 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MASTER PENSION TRUST
Trust, Trustee 24,998
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,083,312.
28-Sep-00 GROSSMAN, JERRY & BARBARA
Shareholder 1,884
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $84,309.
27-Sep-00 SOKOLSKY, DONNA
Shareholder 750
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $36,000.
27-Sep-00 HEMPEL, CHRISTINE HOLTEN
Shareholder 750
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $36,000.
27-Sep-00 BELL, SUZANNE Y
Shareholder 265
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $12,455.
26-Sep-00 TSAI, FENG-TZU
Shareholder 38,860
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,850,513.
25-Sep-00 FORD FOUNDATION
Shareholder 96,144
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,927,380.
25-Sep-00 CHENG, CHIU KAI
Shareholder 38,860
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,944,256.
25-Sep-00 SILVER STAR DEV LTD
Shareholder 129,534
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,000,000.
25-Sep-00 SHERMAN FAIRCHILD FOUNDATION
Shareholder 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $575,707.
25-Sep-00 GILL FRANK & MARY FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $55,750.
25-Sep-00 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Shareholder 17,481
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $863,561.
25-Sep-00 THE FORD FUNDATION
Shareholder 96,144
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,927,380.
25-Sep-00 SYNNEX INFOR TECH INC
Shareholder 116,580
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $5,892,257.
25-Sep-00 SIEBEL, LIVING TR
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $51,000.
25-Sep-00 FRAZEE, DAVID I
Shareholder 1,072
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $54,186.
22-Sep-00 TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE
Shareholder 17,481
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $812,839.
22-Sep-00 LEEWAY & CO STATE STREET BANK TRUSTEE
Trust, Trustee 15,791
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $798,235.
20-Sep-00 KOZEL, EDWARD R
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $55,750.
20-Sep-00 MAYES, JOHN
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $55,750.
20-Sep-00 STONEBRAKER IRREVOCABLE TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,117
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $58,503.
19-Sep-00 UNIVERSITY, OF CHICAGO
Shareholder 52,442
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,740,095.
19-Sep-00 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE TRUSTEES
Trust, Trustee 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $608,922.
19-Sep-00 GOODRICH, JOHN B
Shareholder 770
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $33,000.
19-Sep-00 LELAND, STANFORD JR UNIVERSITY
Shareholder 93,231
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,871,320.
19-Sep-00 UNIVERSITY, OF SOUTHERN CAL
Shareholder 34,962
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,826,765.
18-Sep-00 SEQUOIA, CAPITAL VIII
10% Beneficial Owner * 9,429
LNUX Other Disposition
18-Sep-00 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MN
Shareholder 23,308
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,153,746.
18-Sep-00 LEONE, DOUGLAS M
Director, 10% Beneficial Owner * 85,725
LNUX Other Disposition
18-Sep-00 SEQUOIA, CAPITAL VIII
10% Beneficial Owner * 85,725
LNUX Other Disposition
18-Sep-00 SOLOMON, LARRY
Shareholder 235
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $11,251.
18-Sep-00 LEONE, DOUGLAS M
Director, 10% Beneficial Owner * 9,429
LNUX Other Disposition
16-Sep-00 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY
Shareholder 23,308
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,217,843.
15-Sep-00 DUKE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN
Shareholder 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $576,622.
15-Sep-00 CONWAY FAMILY TRUST
Shareholder, Non Affiliate 2,787
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $137,500.
15-Sep-00 STONEBRAKER LESLIE KAREN IRREV TRUST UA 10/16/95
Trust, Trustee 315
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $17,215.
15-Sep-00 GOTHIC CORP
Shareholder 17,481
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $864,905.
15-Sep-00 BANQUE, DE LUXEMBOURG
Shareholder 11,150
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $590,950.
15-Sep-00 MEYNIER, LAURENT
Shareholder 1,320
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $65,010.
14-Sep-00 WELLINGTON TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,114
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $61,268.
14-Sep-00 STONEBRAKER, LESLIE K TR
Trust, Trustee 300
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $16,500.
14-Sep-00 FORD FOUNDATION
Shareholder 32,048
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,762,640.
14-Sep-00 COLUMBIA, UNIVERSITY
Trustee 40,789
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,245,944.
14-Sep-00 SIPPL, ROGER J
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $59,663.
14-Sep-00 HOLLIS TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,114
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $61,270.
13-Sep-00 WOOD JOHNSON ROBERT FOUNDATION
Shareholder 40,789
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,202,606.
13-Sep-00 GAND H PARTNERS
Shareholder 942
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $48,749.
13-Sep-00 JENAB, ALI
Senior Vice President, General Manager, Systems Division 0
LNUX Initial Direct Holdings Statement
13-Sep-00 ENDOWMENT VENTURE PARTNERS III LP
Shareholder 40,789
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,202,606.
13-Sep-00 WALT DISNEY CO RETIREMENT MSTR TRUST
Shareholder 29,135
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,607,838.
13-Sep-00 IRONWOOD, CAPITAL
Shareholder, Non-Affiliate 2,230
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $115,403.
13-Sep-00 GOLDBY STEVEN & FLORENCE TRUST
Shareholder 1,394
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $72,140.
13-Sep-00 UNIVERSITY, OF NOTRE DAME
Shareholder 52,442
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,831,868.
12-Sep-00 KLEIN, THOMAS C
Shareholder 234
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $12,778.
12-Sep-00 COLUMBIA, UNIVERSITY
Trustee 40,789
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,223,001.
12-Sep-00 HASEL, ANDREW J
Shareholder 234
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $12,166.
12-Sep-00 HARBOURVEST PARTNERS V PARELLEL PARTNERSHIP FUND LP
Shareholder 44,951
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,472,395.
12-Sep-00 PRIVATE EQUITY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS CV
Shareholder 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $639,975.
12-Sep-00 HARBOURVEST PARTNERS V PARELLEL PARTNERSHIP FUND LP
Shareholder 7,492
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $415,060.
12-Sep-00 MIT RETIREMENT PLAN
Shareholder 20,394
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,121,670.
12-Sep-00 REYES PARTNERSHIP IV
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $59,580.
12-Sep-00 HARVARD PRIVATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
Shareholder 40,789
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,243,395.
12-Sep-00 VANDERBILT, UNIVERSITY
Shareholder 52,442
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,810,582.
12-Sep-00 BROCK, JAMES
Shareholder 118
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $6,284.
12-Sep-00 DORRIAN 1997 REVOCABLE TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,394
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $76,670.
12-Sep-00 LEWIS, JOHN C
Shareholder 557
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $29,451.
12-Sep-00 SANTA, CLARA UNIVERSITY
Shareholder 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $618,008.
12-Sep-00 MILLER LIVING TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $60,768.
12-Sep-00 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Shareholder 20,394
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,121,670.
12-Sep-00 GREENBERG, ERIC
Shareholder 471
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $25,052.
12-Sep-00 POULETTY, PHILIPPE J
Shareholder 2,230
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $119,305.
12-Sep-00 WILLIAMS, COLLEGE
Shareholder 5,827
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $323,610.
12-Sep-00 SEQUOVEST
Shareholder 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $640,970.
11-Sep-00 SEQUOIA, CAPITAL VIII
10% Beneficial Owner * 24,646
LNUX Other Disposition
11-Sep-00 SEQUOIA, CAPITAL VIII
10% Beneficial Owner * 128,587
LNUX Other Disposition
11-Sep-00 LEONE, DOUGLAS M
Director, 10% Beneficial Owner * 1,942,313
LNUX Other Disposition
11-Sep-00 LEONE, DOUGLAS M
Director, 10% Beneficial Owner * 128,587
LNUX Other Disposition
11-Sep-00 LEONE, DOUGLAS M
Director, 10% Beneficial Owner * 24,646
LNUX Other Disposition
11-Sep-00 LEONE, DOUGLAS M
Director, 10% Beneficial Owner 65,705
LNUX Acquired
11-Sep-00 SEQUOIA, CAPITAL VIII
10% Beneficial Owner 1,942,313
LNUX Other Disposition
7-Sep-00 SCOTT, TIMOTHY T
Shareholder 424
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $23,320.
7-Sep-00 ODONNELL, MICHAEL J
Shareholder 252
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $12,616.
6-Sep-00 MORRISSEY, MICHAEL
Shareholder 300
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $16,931.
6-Sep-00 SACCANI, DANIEL R
Shareholder 3,500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $194,906.
6-Sep-00 MITZ, DANIEL R
Shareholder 191
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $10,800.
6-Sep-00 IRVINE JAMES FOUNDATION
Shareholder 34,962
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,949,873.
5-Sep-00 HAYNES, MARK A
Shareholder 382
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $23,016.
5-Sep-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 15,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $910,000.
5-Sep-00 SHULMAN, RON E
Shareholder 531
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $31,594.
5-Sep-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 14,485
LNUX Exercised Options at $0.50/Share and Sold at $60.90/Share.
Proceeds of $874,894.
5-Sep-00 ALLEN, JEFFRY R
Director, Board Member 36,300
LNUX Sold at $61.03/Share.
Proceeds of $2,215,389.
5-Sep-00 SCHULL, TODD B
Chief Financial Officer 515
LNUX Sold at $60.91/Share.
Proceeds of $31,369.
1-Sep-00 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 30,000
LNUX Sold at $61.04/Share.
Proceeds of $1,831,200.
1-Sep-00 EGGLETON, KEITH E
Shareholder 191
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $10,753.
1-Sep-00 JONES, LIVING TR
Shareholder 5,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $265,000.
1-Sep-00 SOLOMON, LARRY
Shareholder 235
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $14,100.
31-Aug-00 DEFILIPPS, THOMAS C
Shareholder 424
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $19,054.
31-Aug-00 ROTH, RONALD
Shareholder 382
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $20,469.
31-Aug-00 KIRKMAN, CATHERINE
Shareholder 37
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,921.
31-Aug-00 PETKANICS GERSTENSCHLAGER FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 382
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $20,628.
31-Aug-00 ZEHR, GREGG E
Vice President, Engineering 15,000
LNUX Sold at $53.15/Share.
Proceeds of $797,250.
31-Aug-00 LATTA FAMILY TRUST
Trust, Trustee 743
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $38,450.
31-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 5,792
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $310,221.
31-Aug-00 SPARKS, TIMOTHY J
Shareholder 451
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $23,869.
31-Aug-00 ZEHR GREG TRUST
Trust, Trustee 30,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $162,000.
31-Aug-00 ZEHR, GREGG E
Vice President, Engineering 15,000
LNUX Sold at $53.09/Share.
Proceeds of $796,350.
31-Aug-00 ESTRIN, JUDITH L
Shareholder 279
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $14,718.
31-Aug-00 FELDMAN, ROBERT P
Shareholder 664
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $34,412.
30-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 43,584
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,036,621.
30-Aug-00 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer * 3,000
LNUX Sold at $48.45/Share.
Proceeds of $145,350.
30-Aug-00 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 30,000
LNUX Sold at $48.45/Share.
Proceeds of $1,453,500.
30-Aug-00 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 30,000
LNUX Sold at $51.19/Share.
Proceeds of $1,535,700.
30-Aug-00 GROSS, IRWIN R
Shareholder 37
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,924.
30-Aug-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 25,000
LNUX Sold at $49.03/Share.
Proceeds of $1,225,750.
30-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 19,792
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $6.00/Share.
Paper gain of $906,721 at a fair market value of $51.81/share on 30-Aug-00.
30-Aug-00 FELDMAN, BORIS
Shareholder 664
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $32,900.
30-Aug-00 GOLDBERG, SELWYN D
Shareholder 191
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $9,359.
30-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 43,584
LNUX Sold at $46.68 -- $46.84/Share.
Proceeds of $2,036,741.
30-Aug-00 HARBOURVEST PARTNERS V PARELLEL PARTNERSHIP FUND LP
Shareholder 7,492
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $514,060.
30-Aug-00 STONEBRAKER, LESLIE K TR
Trust, Trustee 500
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $23,375.
30-Aug-00 AUGUSTIN, LARRY M
President, Director, Chief Executive Officer 90,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,500,000.
30-Aug-00 HARBOURVEST PARTNERS V PARELLEL PARTNERSHIP FUND LP
Shareholder 44,951
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,472,395.
30-Aug-00 AUGUSTIN, ALICE K
Affiliated Person 3,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $145,341.
29-Aug-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Divisional Officer, Senior Vice President International Sales 35,000
LNUX Sold at $40.38 -- $43.00/Share.
Proceeds of $1,453,200.
29-Aug-00 SHORE, DAVID R
Vice President 100,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,426,880.
29-Aug-00 SHORE, DANIEL K
Vice President, Operations 50,000
LNUX Sold at $44.27/Share.
Proceeds of $2,213,500.
29-Aug-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Divisional Officer, Senior Vice President International Sales 5,000
LNUX Sold at $40.50/Share.
Proceeds of $202,500.
29-Aug-00 IRONWOOD, CAPITAL
Shareholder, Non-Affiliate 2,230
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $98,956.
29-Aug-00 BONHAM, MARK
Shareholder 340
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $14,482.
29-Aug-00 DREW, JOHN L
Shareholder 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $47,875.
29-Aug-00 HUMPHREYS, IVAN
Shareholder 403
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $16,121.
28-Aug-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Affiliated Person 100,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,300,000.
28-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 100,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $449,982.
28-Aug-00 VLG INVESTMENTS 1999
Shareholder 9,068
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $385,514.
28-Aug-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Divisional Officer, Senior Vice President International Sales 5,000
LNUX Sold at $43.75/Share.
Proceeds of $218,750.
28-Aug-00 GOGUEN, MICHAEL L
Shareholder 50,014
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,250,630.
28-Aug-00 LAMOND PIERRE R & CHRISTINE TRUST DTD 11/22/85
Trust, Trustee 28,245
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,271,014.
28-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 10,000
LNUX Sold at $45.00/Share.
Proceeds of $450,000.
28-Aug-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Divisional Officer, Senior Vice President International Sales 15,000
LNUX Sold at $42.56 -- $43.00/Share.
Proceeds of $640,600.
28-Aug-00 LEE, DAVID C
Shareholder 300
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $12,761.
28-Aug-00 TWICKLER, BRUCE A
Divisional Officer, Senior Vice President International Sales 40,000
LNUX Sold at $43.13 -- $44.63/Share.
Proceeds of $1,764,600.
25-Aug-00 TESTA, TROY
Shareholder 1,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $44,000.
25-Aug-00 UNIVERSITY, OF SOUTHERN CAL
Shareholder 34,962
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,440,913.
25-Aug-00 WS INVESTMENT CO 98A
Shareholder 3,011
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $132,484.
25-Aug-00 SILICON GRAPHICS INC
Shareholder 400,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $18,400,000.
25-Aug-00 STANFORD, UNIVERSITY
Shareholder 109,488
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,817,472.
25-Aug-00 ANDERSON, JOHN
Shareholder 1,000
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $46,000.
25-Aug-00 MCCORD, JIM
Shareholder 71
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $3,200.
24-Aug-00 SUMMER IRREVOCABLE TRUST DTD 3/9/98
Trust, Trustee 10,704
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $460,272.
24-Aug-00 SUTO, JEFFREY Y
Non Affiliated Person 1,130
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $49,720.
24-Aug-00 NASSAU, CAPITAL
Shareholder 64,096
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $2,820,224.
24-Aug-00 ALCOA FOUNDATION
Shareholder 23,308
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $865,310.
24-Aug-00 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY
Shareholder 23,308
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $865,310.
24-Aug-00 TOMASETTA TRUST
Trust, Trustee 1,115
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $41,394.
24-Aug-00 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAL/ SHELLWATER & CO
Shareholder 93,231
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $4,053,940.
24-Aug-00 IRREVOCABLE WINTER TRUST
Shareholder 21,406
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $920,458.
24-Aug-00 IRREVOCABLE SPRING TRUST DTD 3/9/98
Trust, Trustee 10,704
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $460,272.
22-Aug-00 FAIRCHILD SHERMAN FOUNDATION
Shareholder 11,654
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $422,329.
22-Aug-00 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Shareholder 17,841
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $633,493.
22-Aug-00 NOWICH, UNIVERSITY
Shareholder 5,827
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $211,164.
22-Aug-00 RUSSO, ROBERT
Affiliated Person 39,584
LNUX Acquired Shares via Exercise of Options at $6.00/Share.
Paper gain of $1,187,520 at a fair market value of $36.00/share on 22-Aug-00.
22-Aug-00 MURDOCK, M J CHAR TR
Shareholder 29,135
LNUX Proposed Sale (Form 144).
Estimated proceeds of $1,055,823.
* Indicates shares held indirectly (i.e. in a trust, by a spouse, etc.)
Why don't they make weapons out of hot grits? Surely, hot grits are environment friendly.
if you want to help the environment, don't kill people.
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OK, many of you have probably noticed a lot of ascii art flooding this board lately. You're no doubt wondering why CmdrTaco's much encountered "lameness filters" are ineffective against it. To answer that question, I'm going to take you on a Perl journey, deep into slashcode. Think of it as being a bit like "Heart of Darkness", or if you're a typical slashdot pleb, "Apocalypse Now!"
The first files we'll be looking at are the infamous "bitchslap" and "modslap". I think these are a pretty decent introduction to how Rob's mind works when he's coding angry: Here's bitchslap . Scroll down to the section labelled "main program logic". BTW. "main program logic" is a ridiculously grandiloquent phrase for what we are seeing here.
Note how draconian this is. I like to think of this code as a memorial to slashdot-terminal, it's first victim. You can see how Malda deliberately broke his "self-regulating" moderation system, to give the admins of slashdot dictatorial powers. This code allows any admin using it to drop a user's default threshold to -1 instantly, and drop his karma down to a level from which it is unlikely to recover. I've heard that this script has been used on slashdot in a modified form, with the -defaultpoints set to less than -1, completely eliminating a user's post from normal viewing, unless people edit their query string manually.
On to modslap ]. Scroll down to "main program logic" again.
OK, what you're seeing here is Taco's method of restricting the flow of crack to moderators, to keep them nice and jumpy. If you don't mod the way he likes, you're moderating days are over, and your karma plummets to bitchslap levels. An ugly tool.
To recap, the man we are dealing with here is obviously an anti-democratic tyrant. Censorship is his weapon, and he is vigilantly watching his censors, to ensure that no freedom is allowed to enter his domain. I believe he also lives in a hut with a man driven crazy by his proximity. The hut is surrounded by skulls on poles, but the skulls face inward. Remember that.
We're nearing the locus of my investigation now. You've heard the legends, now gaze into the face of comments.pl's so-called "troll detection code!"
comments.pl : Scroll down to the section under "here begins the troll detection code".
You may be wondering why it's such an ungodly piece of crap. I feel that we are seeing evidence of an ingrained unwillingness to think before coding.
The first few tests are fairly simple, based on regexps and length. They're pretty laughable, from an information theory perspective. If you don't believe me, the parent of this post should supply adequate evidence of what I'm talking about. Language is a complex thing, and a few simple tests are insufficient to distinguish English from ascii art, especially when the ascii artists are willing to take extreme measures to see their work posted. Regular posters do not have the patience for such chicanery.
The final test is my favourite, though. It begins under the comment ending with this charming sentence: "These ratios are _very_ conservative a comment has to be absolute shit to trip this off". An interesting claim. Considering the number of posts I've tripped this filter on, without doing anything out of the ordinary, I'd say "conservative" means the same thing to Taco as it means to George W. Bush, nb. "nazi". What we are talking about here, is the postercomment compression test. (The horror! The horror!) "postercomment" is just the name of the field your comments are sent in, by the way. It isn't cool top secret slashspeak. It's just a variable name.
What this does is, it actually compresses you're comment using zlib, then checks the change in size to decide if you are a troll or not! Furthermore, the code comments indicate that if you trip this test, slashcode thinks you are a "luser". Code like this makes it pretty clear that it takes one to know one, Rob!
As someone who as actually seen Rob Malda use the phrase "it won't scale" to dismiss questions about why parts of the moderation system weren't done in a more equitable fshion, I'd like to take this opportunity to laugh until I give myself a hernia.
Anyone who has studied information theory knows that the redundancy of english is estimated at about 50%. This value is fairly key in what we are seeing here, it determines a fair estimate of how effective compression of english text can be before we start to lose information. Taco's estimates were based, in his words, on "...testing out several paragraphs of text...". Doesn't sound like a particularly large sample group. What's more, it's indicative of poor software engineering practice. As is the recent bout of outages.
A few final criticisms. Firstly, there are far better, less memory intensive, and above all, less stupid methods of performing textual analysis than checking it's compression ratio. If Taco had any idea about computer science, he might have investigated a few before making a fool of himself in public like this. It's pretty clear that he's getting more and more frustrated with the situation on slashdot, and doesn't realise that if he ruled with an even hand, rather than a bitchslapping script and an army of trained thought police, the problems would not be so grave.
Secondly, I thought of a much more effective method of eliminating asci art posts, and it will never cause problems for genuine posters. What's more, it's extremely compact and doesn't even require regexps. I won't reveal it here, as I am not willing to assist in a reign of terror that I find to be reprehensible.
As further evidence of the lengths Malda and Co. may be willing to go to, you can find a commented out section that enables the deletion of posts and their descendant threads. We have no reason to believe that this will not be employed on slashdot.
Editorial notes: I don't use Perl and this is really the first time I've examined it closely. It's pretty much convinced me that I'm not missing much. I use real languages such as C and C++ and occasionaly asm to do most of my work, and I, along with 95% of the enterprise world, find Java to be the best solution for web programming. For most scripting tasks, shell script suffices. For more complicated scripting tasks, Python provides a more sensibly designed scripting environment. Additionally, as if to provide further evidence of Malda's incompetence as a programmer, I've hit the junk character post every single time I've previewed this comment, and am now forced to resort to edit it. Regretfully, I have been forced to replace the Perl fragments I was using with hyperlinks. Very unsatisfactory.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth. -JFK
Military weapons do not cause enviornmental damage, my ass does expelling gas created by Taco Bell food.
you heard me.
At the risk of having this post moderated down to troll / flame war thing or anything else bad, I just have to air it out, FUCK WEAPONS, ARMY (i know..the internet blah blah), SOLDIERS (cool, I'll be paid for killing people.. my dreamjob!), WAR and all that... what sense does it make?
true...
but at least some of them are +5...which shows...something...
one thing i do know is i know a lot of people who originally were very impressed/interested by slashdot, and now they're "slashdot-free". i'm getting to that point myself.
the more you read it, the more you tend to hate it.
fact is, there _are_ problems, and no one seems to want to admit it, or discuss fixing them, so instead we get a broken "lameness filter".
anybody listening???
thanks for that one, even if you may be feeding a troll...