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# The Geekword Puzzle

By Samuel Kotel Bisbee-vonKaufmann

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | * | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
10 |  |  |  |  | * | 11 |  |  |
12 |  |  |  |  | * | 13 |  |  |
* | * | * | 14 |  | 15 | * | 16 |  |
17 | 18 | 19 |  |  |  | * | 20 |  |
21 |  |  | * | 22 |  | 23 |  |  |
24 |  |  | * | 25 |  |  | * | * | *
26 |  |  | 27 | * | 28 |  | 29 | 30 | 31
32 |  |  |  | * | 33 |  |  |  |
34 |  |  |  | * | 35 |  |  |  |

[ Crossword formatting and JavaScript via Alon Altman's cwd. The ASCII-art, printable version is available here. ]

Across
1: The Free Software Desktop Project
6: Sam_, skilled (2 wds)
10: yacc replacement
11: US_, small removable media (2 wds.)
12: `sed -e 'n;n;G;'`, insert a blank line every _ line
13: Sy_in, root synonym
14: Allowed tandem identical PCI Express cards to be run
16: One of three basic cryptographic scheme attacks (abbr.)
17: Multiple shells from one shell
20: `date +%-k%-k`
21: Freedom _ster, provides distro vending machines
22: Smalltalk implementation
24: Comprises a DN in LDAP
25: Pico Con_
26: `sed -e 's/:/ /g' /etc/passwd | awk '{print $3}'`
28: _Ape, graphical network monitor
32: Oracle JDeveloper's _e class extends TreeNode
33: Seeds a specific number generator in C/C++
34: Segmentation messages (abbr.)
35: KOrganizer helps manage these

Down
1: Not so normal gigabyte abbr.
2: _ Class Library, formerly known as OOPS
3: Maintains the Open Source Definition
4: _ code, 1830s telographic data transmission system
5: `until [[ 1 == 2 ]]; do echo ""; done`
6: Early Internet forum system
7: Common web server
8: A soft felt hat that sits next to a red hat
9: 255.255.255.0 to 0.0.0.0
15: "An _", ShowUsTheCode.com is doing this
17: Servlet/JSP framework from 7D
18: A true meaning of hacking
19: 32A cannot generate truly _ numbers
23: _Linux, a SPARC family port
27: 6D admin. tool
29: High availability subsystem (abbr.)
30: `echo -e "\0105\0116\0113"`
31: _d stores analog radio data for _query and lib_

Solution to the last month's Geekword (ASCII version here):

1 A | 2 S | 3 K | * | 4 M | 5 O | 6 S | 7 A | 8 I | 9 C
10 B | P | M | * | 11 A | P | P | E | N | D
12 O | E | M | * | 13 N | E | U | R | A | L
14 R | E | M | 15 O | U | N | T | * | * | *
16 T | C | A | F | * | 17 S | N | 18 I | 19 D | 20 E
21 S | H | I | F | 22 T | * | 23 I | F | U | P
* | * | * | 24 L | I | 25 N | K | D | C | I
26 M | 27 O | 28 B | I | L | E | * | 29 O | D | C
30 S | O | U | N | D | S | * | 31 W | L | A
32 S | T | R | E | E | T | * | 33 N | S | L

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Samuel Kotel Bisbee-vonKaufmann was born ('87) and raised in the Boston, MA area. His interest in all things electronics was established early as his father was an electrician. Teaching himself HTML and web design at the age of 10, Sam has spiraled deeper into the confusion that is computer science and the FOSS community, running his first distro, Red Hat, when he was approximately 13 years old. Entering boarding high school in 2002, Northfield Mount Hermon, he found his way into the school's computer club, GEECS for Electronics, Engineering, Computers, and Science (a recursive acronym), which would allow him to share in and teach the Linux experience to future generations. Also during high school Sam was abducted into the Open and Free Technology Community (http://www.oftc.org), had his first article published, and became more involved in various communities and projects.

Sam is currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science at Boston University and continues to be involved in the FOSS community. Other hobbies include martial arts, writing, buildering, working, chess, and crossword puzzles. Then there is something about Linux, algorithms, programing, etc., but who makes money doing that?

Sam prefers programming in C++ and Bash, is fluent in Java and PHP, and while he can work in Perl, he hates it. If you would like to know more then feel free to ask.

Copyright © 2007, Samuel Kotel Bisbee-vonKaufmann. Released under the Open Publication License unless otherwise noted in the body of the article. Linux Gazette is not produced, sponsored, or endorsed by its prior host, SSC, Inc.

Published in Issue 136 of Linux Gazette, March 2007

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