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Welsh Linux Mint-Using Terror Nerd Jailed for 8 Years

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

Phoenix666 writes:

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: 3, Funny) by Dr Spin on Thursday May 04 2017, @06:28PM

    by Dr Spin (5239) on Thursday May 04 2017, @06:28PM (#504462)

    Maybe he was not jailed for using it, but using Mint is definitely an act of terrorism - he should have been using Unity!

    Especially while humping goats.

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