Ron Newman (computer programmer)
- Ron Newman (computer programmer)
Ron Newman is a computer programmer. He is most famous for his work in the early development of the X Window System, from the first version in 1984 to X11R2 in 1988.
Newman also maintained The Good Net-Keeping Seal of Approval (GNKSA), a set of criteria for Usenet client programs to encourage good posting behavior.
Also of note in the 1990s was his web page on Scientology vs. the Internet [cite web | first = Dan | last = Kennedy | title = BU's Scientology Connection -- Scientology's Tangled Web | url = http://bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/specials/scientology/TANGLED_WEB.html | work = | publisher = Boston Phoenix | date = 1996-04-19 | accessdate = 2008-01-17 ] , which was at one stage the primary resource on the controversy. [cite web | first = Alan | last = Prendergast | title = Nightmare on the Net | url = http://www.westword.com/1997-03-06/news/nightmare-on-the-net/full | work = Denver Westword | publisher = Village Voice Media | date = 1997-03-06 | accessdate = 2008-03-16 ] Newman stopped maintaining the page in October 1996, following which Operation Clambake became the most prominent critical website on Scientology from early 1997.
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References
*James W. Gettys and Robert W. Schiefler: " [http://www.x.org/docs/X11/xlib.pdf Xlib - C Language X Interface] " (X.org)
*Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys: "X Window System: Core and extension protocols, X version 11, releases 6 and 6.1", Digital Press 1996, ISBN 1-55558-148-X
*cite web | first = Alan | last = Prendergast | title = Hunting rabbits, serving spam: The net under siege | url = http://www.westword.com/1995-10-04/news/hunting-rabbits-serving-spam-the-net-under-siege/full | work = Denver Westword | publisher = Village Voice Media | date = 1995-10-04 | accessdate = 2008-03-16
*cite web | first = Dan | last = Kennedy | title = BU's Scientology Connection -- Scientology's Tangled Web | url = http://bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/specials/scientology/TANGLED_WEB.html | work = Boston Phoenix | date = 1996-04-19 | accessdate = 2008-03-16
*cite web | first = Joseph | last = Mallia | title = Church, enemies wage war on Internet battlefield | url = http://www.apologeticsindex.org/s04a07.html | work = Inside the Church of Scientology | publisher = Boston Herald | date = 1998-03-04 | accessdate = 2008-01-17
External links
* [http://www.thecia.net/~rnewman/ Home page]
* [http://www.thecia.net/~rnewman/scientology/home.html The Church of Scientology vs The Net]
*cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPSyY15GoQ&NR=1|title=Ron Newman at Roflcon 2008|publisher=YouTube|date=April 2008
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