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posted by on Thursday May 04 2017, @10:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the using-linux-is-not-a-crime dept.

Linux Mint terrorist Samata Ullah has been jailed for eight years by Cardiff Crown Court.

Ullah, as we reported on Friday, was caught with, among other things, a USB cufflink loaded with a copy of the Linux distro.

The former insurance worker pleaded guilty to five terrorism charges, including being a member of Islamic State and two charges of possessing terrorist material.

Vice's Motherboard offshoot had a look round his "basic Wordpress" blog aimed at promoting Islamic State propaganda. They noted that police investigators seized more than 6.1 terabytes of data from his Cardiff home.

Pronunciation tip: the 'll' in 'Ullah' is a voiceless lateral fricative.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04 2017, @12:37PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 04 2017, @12:37PM (#504285)

    Isis fans usually take on Arabic names, so I read Ullah like I would Abdullah.

  • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Thursday May 04 2017, @02:08PM

    by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 04 2017, @02:08PM (#504317)

    Likewise.Now if he were called Llewelyn, Oswallt, or Gerallt, then you'd definitely need your voiceless lateral fricatives!